Bible Verses About Anger

And also by the hand of Jehu son of Hanani the prophet a word of Jehovah hath been concerning Baasha, and concerning his house, and concerning all the evil that he did in the eyes of Jehovah to provoke Him to anger with the work of his hands, to be like the house of Jeroboam, and concerning that for which he smote him.

In the twenty and sixth year of Asa king of Judah reigned hath Elah son of Baasha over Israel in Tirzah, two years;

and conspire against him doth his servant Zimri (head of the half of the chariots) and he is in Tirzah drinking--a drunkard in the house of Arza, who is over the house in Tirzah.

And Zimri cometh in and smiteth him, and putteth him to death, in the twenty and seventh year of Asa king of Judah, and reigneth in his stead;

and it cometh to pass in his reigning, at his sitting on his throne, he hath smitten the whole house of Baasha; he hath not left to him any sitting on the wall, and of his redeemers, and of his friends.

And Zimri destroyeth the whole house of Baasha, according to the word of Jehovah, that He spake concerning Baasha, by the hand of Jehu the prophet:

concerning all the sins of Baasha, and the sins of Elah his son, that they sinned, and that they caused Israel to sin to provoke Jehovah, God of Israel, with their vanities.

He sendeth on them the fury of His anger, Wrath, and indignation, and distress--A discharge of evil messengers.

He pondereth a path for His anger, He kept not back their soul from death, Yea, their life to the pestilence He delivered up.

Merciful and gracious is Jehovah, Slow to anger, and abundant in mercy.

Not for ever doth He strive, Nor to the age doth He watch.

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.

For, not to the age do I strive, nor for ever am I wroth, For the spirit from before Me is feeble, And the souls I have made.

For the iniquity of his dishonest gain, I have been wroth, and I smite him, Hiding--and am wroth, And he goeth on turning back in the way of his heart.

--`A wine-press I have trodden by myself, And of the peoples there is no one with me, And I tread them in mine anger, And I trample them in my fury, Sprinkled is their strength on my garments, And all my clothing I have polluted.

For the day of vengeance is in my heart, And the year of my redeemed hath come.

And I look attentively, and there is none helping, And I am astonished that there is none supporting, And give salvation to me doth mine own arm. And my wrath--it hath supported me.

And I tread down peoples in mine anger, And I make them drunk in my fury, And I bring down to earth their strength.