Bible Verses About Anger

And moreover by the prophet Jehu the son of Hanani came the word of Jehovah against Baasha, and against his house, both because of all the evil that he did in the sight of Jehovah, to provoke him to anger with the work of his hands, in being like the house of Jeroboam, and because he smote him.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah began Elah the son of Baasha to reign over Israel in Tirzah, and reigned two years.

And his servant Zimri, captain of half his chariots, conspired against him. Now he was in Tirzah, drinking himself drunk in the house of Arza, who was over the household in Tirzah:

and Zimri went in and smote him, and killed him, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigned in his stead.

And it came to pass, when he began to reign, as soon as he sat on his throne, that he smote all the house of Baasha: he left him not a single man-child, neither of his kinsfolks, nor of his friends.

Thus did Zimri destroy all the house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, which he spake against Baasha by Jehu the prophet,

for all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, which they sinned, and wherewith they made Israel to sin, to provoke Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger with their vanities.

He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, Wrath, and indignation, and trouble, A band of angels of evil.

He made a path for his anger; He spared not their soul from death, But gave their life over to the pestilence,

Jehovah is merciful and gracious, Slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness.

He will not always chide; Neither will he keephis angerfor ever.

The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger; And it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

The king’s wrath is as the roaring of a lion; But his favor is as dew upon the grass.

Make no friendship with a man that is given to anger; And with a wrathful man thou shalt not go:

Lest thou learn his ways, And get a snare to thy soul.

A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; But a fool’s vexation is heavier than they both.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; But who is able to stand before jealousy?

Scoffers set a city in a flame; But wise men turn away wrath.

If a wise man hath a controversy with a foolish man, Whether he be angry or laugh, there will be no rest.

For I will not contend for ever, neither will I be always wroth; for the spirit would faint before me, and the souls that I have made.

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him; I hid my face and was wroth; and he went on backsliding in the way of his heart.

I have trodden the winepress alone; and of the peoples there was no man with me: yea, I trod them in mine anger, and trampled them in my wrath; and their lifeblood is sprinkled upon my garments, and I have stained all my raiment.

For the day of vengeance was in my heart, and the year of my redeemed is come.

And I looked, and there was none to help; and I wondered that there was none to uphold: therefore mine own arm brought salvation unto me; and my wrath, it upheld me.

And I trod down the peoples in mine anger, and made them drunk in my wrath, and I poured out their lifeblood on the earth.