Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

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 (NLT)
Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper— it only leads to harm.

Proverbs 14:29 (NLT)
People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness.

Proverbs 15:1 – (NLT)
A gentle answer deflects anger, but harsh words make tempers flare.

Proverbs 15:18 (NLT)
A hot-tempered person starts fights; a cool-tempered person stops them.

Proverbs 16:32 (NLT)
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city.

Proverbs 19:11 (NLT)
Sensible people control their temper; they earn respect by overlooking wrongs.

Proverbs 29:11 (NLT)
Fools vent their anger, but the wise quietly hold it back.

Proverbs 20:3 (NLT)
Avoiding a fight is a mark of honor; only fools insist on quarreling.

Proverbs 17:14 (NLT)
Starting a quarrel is like opening a floodgate, so stop before a dispute breaks out.

Proverbs 18:6 (NLT)
Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels; they are asking for a beating.

Proverbs 22:24 (NLT)
Don’t befriend angry people or associate with hot-tempered people,

Proverbs 29:22 (NLT)
An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.

Proverbs 26:21 (NLT)
A quarrelsome person starts fights as easily as hot embers light charcoal or fire lights wood.

Ephesians 4:26 (NLT)
And “don’t sin by letting anger control you.” Don’t let the sun go down while you are still angry,

James 1:20 (NLT)
Human anger does not produce the righteousness God desires.


Other Topics you may be interested in


Synonyms provided by: wordhippo.com

Holy Bible, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. Used by permission of Tyndale House Publishers, Inc., Carol Stream, Illinois 60188. All rights reserved.

Scroll to Top