Anger
A 19th-century editor grouped these passages under ‘Anger’. It’s a historical finding aid — one editor’s arrangement of the text, not Scripture’s own.
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
Topic from Torrey's New Topical Textbook (R. A. Torrey) — public domain.
Showing 1–24 of 260 verses grouped under this topic.
Nave's Topical Bible
Topic from Nave's Topical Bible (Orville J. Nave, 1897) — public domain.
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Genesis 4:6 OT
Yahweh said to Cain, “Why are you angry? Why has the expression of your face fallen?
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Genesis 49:7 OT
Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel. I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.
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But a prophet of Yahweh was there, whose name was Oded; and he went out to meet the army that came to Samaria, and said to them, “Behold, because Yahweh, the God of your fathers, was angry with Judah, he has delivered them into your hand,…
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Job 5:2 OT
For resentment kills the foolish man, and jealousy kills the simple.
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Job 19:29 OT
be afraid of the sword, for wrath brings the punishments of the sword, that you may know there is a judgment.”
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Psalms 37:8 OT
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.
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Psalms 55:3 OT
because of the voice of the enemy, because of the oppression of the wicked. For they bring suffering on me. In anger they hold a grudge against me.
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Psalms 76:10 OT
Surely the wrath of man praises you. The survivors of your wrath are restrained.
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For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.
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A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.
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He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.
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He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.
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A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.
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The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.
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A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.
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One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.
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The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.
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The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.
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The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.
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A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.
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The proud and arrogant man—“Scoffer” is his name— he works in the arrogance of pride.
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Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:
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lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.