These 31 Scriptures To Assist With Anger Management were compiled to do exactly that from the wisdom of God’s Word.
Most of us struggled at some time or another with anger-related issues, some more than others, but anger is an emotion all of us experience from time to time.
While gathering the Scriptures for this post I realized that God in His faithfulness made provision to assist us with anger relating issues and that the Bible is filled with wisdom on anger management.
Anger can be the root of issues that will eventually result in worse sins like anger outbursts, damaging property, assault, and murder.
On our journey to become more like Christ and to be holy just as God is holy we should keep our hearts with all diligence because out of it spring the issues of life (Proverbs 4:23).
I pray that the Holy Spirit will minister to you from the wealth of the treasure chest of God’s Word on these precious Scriptures about anger.
31 Scriptures To Assist With Anger Management
1. A Gentle Answer
“A soft answer turns away wrath,
Proverbs 15:1
But a harsh word stirs up anger.”
2. Anger – Fruit Of The Flesh
“Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like; of which I tell you beforehand, just as I also told you in time past, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.”
Galatians 5:19-21
3. Apply These
“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath;
Psalm 37:8
Do not fret—it only causes harm.”
4. Bad Influence
“A violent man entices his neighbor,
Proverbs 16:29
And leads him in a way that is not good.”
5. Benefits Of Anger Management
“He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
Proverbs 16:32
And he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
6. Calm Spirit
“He who has knowledge spares his words,
Proverbs 17:27
And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.”
7. Choose Your Friends Wisely
“Make no friendship with an angry man,
Proverbs 22:24
And with a furious man do not go”
8. Deeds Of The Angry Hot Tempered
“An angry man stirs up strife,
Proverbs 29:22
And a furious man abounds in transgression.”
9. Discretion & Glory
“The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger,
Proverbs 19:11
And his glory is to overlook a transgression.”
10. Do Not Give The Devil An Opportunity
” “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath, nor give place to the devil.”
Ephesians 4:26-27
11. Do You Stir Up Or Calm The Dispute?
“A wrathful man stirs up strife,
Proverbs 15:18
But he who is slow to anger allays contention.”
12. Foolish & Ignorant Speculations
“But avoid foolish and ignorant disputes, knowing that they generate strife. And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth”
2 Timothy 2:23-25
13. Home Without Peace
“Better to dwell in the wilderness,
Proverbs 21:19
Than with a contentious and angry woman.”
14. Lack Of Self-Control
“Whoever has no rule over his own spirit
Proverbs 25:28
Is like a city broken down, without walls.”
15. Lay Aside Falsehood
“Therefore, putting away lying, “Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.”
Ephesians 4:25
16. Leave It To God
“Beloved, do not avenge yourselves, but rather give place to wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is Mine, I will repay,” says the Lord. Therefore
“If your enemy is hungry, feed him;
Romans 12:19-20
If he is thirsty, give him a drink;
For in so doing you will heap coals of fire on his head.” “
17. No Righteousness In Anger
“For the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
James 1:20
18. Overcome Evil With Good
“Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
Romans 12:21
19. Pure Heart
“Do not hasten in your spirit to be angry,
Ecclesiastes 7:9
For anger rests in the bosom of fools.”
20. Put These Aside
“In which you yourselves once walked when you lived in them.
But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth. Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old man with his deeds”
Colossians 3:7-9
21. Put These Things Away
“Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.”
Ephesians 4:31-32
22. Reward For Anger
“But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.”
Matthew 5:22
23. Righteous Judge
“God is a just judge,
Psalm 7:11
And God is angry with the wicked every day.”
24. Slow To Anger
“So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath”
James 1:19
25. Slow To Anger Versus The Quick Tempered
He who is slow to wrath has great understanding,
Psalm 14:29
But he who is impulsive exalts folly.
26. Source Of Quarrels & Conflicts
“Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members? You lust and do not have. You murder and covet and cannot obtain. You fight and war. Yet you do not have because you do not ask.”
James 4:1-2
27. The Evildoers Versus The Righteous
“For evildoers shall be cut off;
Psalm 37:9
But those who wait on the Lord,
They shall inherit the earth.”
28. The Fool Versus The Prudent
“A fool’s wrath is known at once,
Proverbs 12:16
But a prudent man covers shame.”
29. The Quick-Tempered & Evil Man
“A quick-tempered man acts foolishly,
Proverbs 14:17
And a man of wicked intentions is hated.”
30. The Way You Want To Be Treated
“And just as you want men to do to you, you also do to them likewise.”
Luke 6:31
31. The Wise Holds His Temper Back
“A fool vents all his feelings,
Proverbs 29:11
But a wise man holds them back.”
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