Anger – There’s A Scripture For That (ESV) Version

For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Synonyms for Anger: rage, fury, outrage, wrath, indignation, irritation, annoyance, exasperation, resentment, temper, displeasure, ire, irritability, vexation, pique, spleen, choler, crossness, passion, and agitation

Psalms 37:8 (ESV)
Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.

Proverbs 14:29 (ESV)
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:1 (ESV)
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 15:18 (ESV)
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 16:32 (ESV)
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 19:11 (ESV)
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 29:11 (ESV)
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.

Proverbs 20:3 (ESV)
It is to one’s honor to avoid strife, but every fool is quick to quarrel.

Proverbs 17:14 (ESV)
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 18:6 (ESV)
A fool’s lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating.

Proverbs 22:24 (ESV)
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man,

Proverbs 29:22 (ESV)
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.

Proverbs 26:21 (ESV)
As charcoal to hot embers and wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome man for kindling strife.

Ephesians 4:26 (ESV)
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

James 1:20 (ESV)
For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

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