Controlling your Anger
8 passages
- Luke 6:31
Do to others as you would have them do to you.
Read it in context - Colossians 3:12–14
12Therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, clothe yourselves with hearts of compassion, kindness, humility, gentleness, and patience. 13Bear with one another and forgive any complaint you may have against someone else. Forgive as the Lord forgave you. 14And over all these virtues put on love, which is the bond of perfect unity.
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 - Psalm 37:8–9
8Refrain from anger and abandon wrath; do not fret—it can only bring harm. 9For the evildoers will be cut off, but those who hope in the LORD will inherit the land.
Read it in context - Proverbs 10:12
Hatred stirs up dissension, but love covers all transgressions.
Read it in context - Mark 9:35
Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be the last of all and the servant of all.”
Read it in context - Romans 15:1–2
1We who are strong ought to bear with the shortcomings of the weak and not to please ourselves. 2Each of us should please his neighbor for his good, to build him up.
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?
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