Bible Verses About Anger Self Control
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for anger self control, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,293 votes, led by James 1:19. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Anger Self Control
James 1:19112 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Ecclesiastes 7:9106 votes
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ephesians 4:2689 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
John 14:2787 votes
Peace I leave with you, my peace I give unto you: not as the world giveth, give I unto you. Let not your heart be troubled, neither let it be afraid.
Proverbs 16:3277 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
Proverbs 25:2861 votes
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
2 Timothy 2:2460 votes
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
Galatians 5:2255 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Ephesians 4:26-2747 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 29:1146 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Proverbs 21:2341 votes
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Romans 8:2839 votes
And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.
Proverbs 19:1135 votes
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
1 Peter 5:735 votes
Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.
Proverbs 22:630 votes
Train up a child in the way he should go: and when he is old, he will not depart from it.
Galatians 5:2327 votes
Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.
Acts 3:19-2126 votes
Repent ye therefore, and be converted, that your sins may be blotted out, when the times of refreshing shall come from the presence of the Lord;
Romans 7:1824 votes
For I know that in me (that is, in my flesh,) dwelleth no good thing: for to will is present with me; but how to perform that which is good I find not.
2 Timothy 3:1319 votes
But evil men and seducers shall wax worse and worse, deceiving, and being deceived.
2 Timothy 2:2517 votes
In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
1 John 3:1117 votes
For this is the message that ye heard from the beginning, that we should love one another.
Psalms 14:116 votes
The fool hath said in his heart, There is no God. They are corrupt, they have done abominable works, there is none that doeth good.
1 Timothy 3:316 votes
Not given to wine, no striker, not greedy of filthy lucre; but patient, not a brawler, not covetous;
Matthew 11:2915 votes
Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
1 Peter 3:1515 votes
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
What does the Bible say about anger self control?
Readers most often cite James 1:19 on the subject of anger self control. Across 1,293 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ecclesiastes 7:9, Ephesians 4:26, John 14:27. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.