Bible Verses About Being Upset
Ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community
These are the Bible verses most often cited for being upset, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 1,103 votes, led by Ephesians 4:26-27. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Being Upset
Ephesians 4:26-27115 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 29:1196 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Colossians 3:12-1488 votes
Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering;
John 14:1-3182 votes
Let not your heart be troubled: ye believe in God, believe also in me.
Proverbs 15:179 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Matthew 5:4469 votes
But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;
Romans 12:1962 votes
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
Ephesians 4:2649 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Matthew 18:1542 votes
Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.
Psalms 30:535 votes
For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.
Matthew 5:2235 votes
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
Ephesians 4:1-3235 votes
I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called,
Ephesians 4:2931 votes
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
Ephesians 4:229 votes
With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
Philippians 2:329 votes
Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than themselves.
Hebrews 8:1229 votes
For I will be merciful to their unrighteousness, and their sins and their iniquities will I remember no more.
Philippians 4:825 votes
Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.
Proverbs 12:1-2824 votes
Whoso loveth instruction loveth knowledge: but he that hateth reproof is brutish.
Proverbs 29:1718 votes
Correct thy son, and he shall give thee rest; yea, he shall give delight unto thy soul.
Ephesians 4:318 votes
Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace.
Proverbs 12:2016 votes
Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
Proverbs 21:1915 votes
It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.
Jeremiah 29:1115 votes
For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith the Lord, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you an expected end.
Romans 11:3613 votes
For of him, and through him, and to him, are all things: to whom be glory for ever. Amen.
Philippians 2:12-1313 votes
Wherefore, my beloved, as ye have always obeyed, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, work out your own salvation with fear and trembling.
What does the Bible say about being upset?
Readers most often cite Ephesians 4:26-27 on the subject of being upset. Across 1,103 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Proverbs 29:11, Colossians 3:12-14, John 14:1-31. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.