A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
Proverbs 15:1
He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. Proverbs 16:32
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ's sake hath forgiven you. Ephesians 4:31-32
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools. Ecclesiastes 7:9
But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire. Matthew 5:22
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. Lie not one to another, seeing that ye have put off the old man with his deeds. Colossians 3:8-9
Fathers, provoke not your children to anger, lest they be discouraged. Colossians 3:21
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath. Ephesians 4:26
For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre. Titus 1:7
Rest in the LORD, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the LORD, they shall inherit the earth. Psalm 37:7-9
A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. Proverbs 15:18
The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression. Proverbs 19:11
The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul. Proverbs 20:2
A gift in secret pacifieth anger: and a reward in the bosom strong wrath. Proverbs 21:14
He that soweth iniquity shall reap vanity: and the rod of his anger shall fail. Proverbs 22:8
Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy? Proverbs 27:4
