Controlling Anger
10 passages
- Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than a warrior, and he who controls his temper is greater than one who captures a city.
Read it in context - Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Read it in context - Galatians 5:19–21
19The acts of the flesh are obvious: sexual immorality, impurity, and debauchery; 20idolatry and sorcery; hatred, discord, jealousy, and rage; rivalries, divisions, factions, 21and envy; drunkenness, orgies, and the like. I warn you, as I did before, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
Read it in context - James 4:11–12
11Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it. 12There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the One who is able to save and destroy. But who are you to judge your neighbor?
Read it in context - James 4:1
What causes conflicts and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from the passions at war within you?
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger calms dispute.
Read it in context - Proverbs 20:22
Do not say, “I will avenge this evil!” Wait on the LORD, and He will save you.
Read it in context - Romans 12:2
Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
Read it in context - Philippians 4:6–7
6Be anxious for nothing, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.
Read it in context - Luke 17:3–4
3Watch yourselves. If your brother sins, rebuke him; and if he repents, forgive him. 4Even if he sins against you seven times in a day, and seven times returns to say, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
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