Bible Verses About Being Anger
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being anger, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 355 votes, led by Proverbs 15:1. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Anger
Proverbs 15:125 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Psalms 37:824 votes
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Proverbs 29:1123 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ephesians 4:2620 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
James 1:19-2020 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs 14:2918 votes
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Proverbs 15:1818 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Ecclesiastes 7:918 votes
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Ephesians 4:26-2718 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Colossians 3:817 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
James 1:1916 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 1:2016 votes
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
Proverbs 16:3214 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 19:1114 votes
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 22:2414 votes
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Galatians 5:19-2114 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Ephesians 4:3114 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 12:1612 votes
A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
Proverbs 14:1710 votes
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 29:2210 votes
An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
John 3:16-1710 votes
For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
Galatians 5:2010 votes
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,
What does the Bible say about being anger?
Readers most often cite Proverbs 15:1 on the subject of being anger. Across 355 votes, 22 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Psalms 37:8, Proverbs 29:11, Ephesians 4:26. This page lists all 22 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.