Bible Verses About Anger: General references

The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.

The wrath of a king is a growl as of a young lion, And as dew on the herb his good-will.

Shew not thyself friendly with an angry man, And with a man of fury go not in,

Lest thou learn his paths, And have received a snare to thy soul.

A stone is heavy, and the sand is heavy, And the anger of a fool Is heavier than they both.

Fury is fierce, and anger is overflowing, And who standeth before jealousy?

Men of scorning ensnare a city, And the wise turn back anger.

A wise man is judged by the foolish man, And he hath been angry, And he hath laughed, and there is no rest.

And manifest also are the works of the flesh, which are: Adultery, whoredom, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,

envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revellings, and such like, of which I tell you before, as I also said before, that those doing such things the reign of God shall not inherit.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;