Bible Verses About Lashing Out in Anger
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These are the Bible verses most often cited for lashing out in anger, ranked by the OpenBible.info topical community across 2,328 votes, led by James 1:19-20. Each passage links to its verse page or the interactive map; scripture is the King James Version.
Top verses about Lashing Out in Anger
James 1:19-20197 votes
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Ephesians 4:26-27162 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 15:1157 votes
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 29:11146 votes
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Colossians 3:8137 votes
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Matthew 5:22136 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.
Ecclesiastes 7:9132 votes
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
Proverbs 14:29130 votes
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
Galatians 5:19-21128 votes
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,
Proverbs 22:24-25125 votes
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
Proverbs 19:1194 votes
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
Proverbs 15:1893 votes
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Psalms 37:892 votes
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
Ephesians 4:2661 votes
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
Proverbs 16:3249 votes
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
2 Timothy 1:741 votes
For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.
Ephesians 4:2940 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 4:3133 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Proverbs 19:1932 votes
A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
Ephesians 4:31-3232 votes
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
Ephesians 6:432 votes
And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.
James 3:5-625 votes
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Proverbs 14:1724 votes
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
Galatians 5:22-2324 votes
But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
Titus 1:724 votes
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;
What does the Bible say about lashing out in anger?
Readers most often cite James 1:19-20 on the subject of lashing out in anger. Across 2,328 votes, 25 passages are commonly cited for this topic, including Ephesians 4:26-27, Proverbs 15:1, Proverbs 29:11. This page lists all 25 in ranked order, quoted in the King James Version, with each linked to its cross-references.