Anger and forgiveness

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• Ephesians 4:26–27

  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.

• James 1:19–20

  Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

• Ephesians 4:32

  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

  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.

• Philippians 4:6–7

  Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

• Proverbs 15:1

  A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

• Psalms 37:8

  Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

• Proverbs 16:32

  He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

• Matthew 18:15

  Moreover if thy brother shall trespass against thee, go and tell him his fault between thee and him alone: if he shall hear thee, thou hast gained thy brother.

• Ephesians 4:31

  Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

• Mark 11:25

  And when ye stand praying, forgive, if ye have ought against any: that your Father also which is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.

• Matthew 18:21–22

  Then came Peter to him, and said, Lord, how oft shall my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? till seven times? Jesus saith unto him, I say not unto thee, Until seven times: but, Until seventy times seven.

• Colossians 3:13

  Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

• Ephesians 4:22–24

  That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts; And be renewed in the spirit of your mind; And that ye put on the new man, which after God is created in righteousness and true holiness.

• Philippians 4:7

  And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

• Ephesians 4:26

  Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

• Proverbs 29:22

  An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

• Philippians 4:13

  I can do all things through Christ which strengtheneth me.

• 2 Corinthians 5:17

  Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

• Galatians 6:1–18

  Brethren, if a man be overtaken in a fault, ye which are spiritual, restore such an one in the spirit of meekness; considering thyself, lest thou also be tempted. Bear ye one another's burdens, and so fulfil the law of Christ. For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself. …

• Isaiah 40:31

  But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.

• Galatians 5:19–21

  Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of God.

• Romans 12:2

  And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.

• 1 John 2:1–29

  My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. …

• Matthew 5:17–26

  Think not that I am come to destroy the law, or the prophets: I am not come to destroy, but to fulfil. For verily I say unto you, Till heaven and earth pass, one jot or one tittle shall in no wise pass from the law, till all be fulfilled. Whosoever therefore shall break one of these least commandments, and shall teach men so, he shall be called the least in the kingdom of heaven: but whosoever shall do and teach them, the same shall be called great in the kingdom of heaven. …

• 1 Corinthians 6:11

  And such were some of you: but ye are washed, but ye are sanctified, but ye are justified in the name of the Lord Jesus, and by the Spirit of our God.

• Romans 1:26–27

  For this cause God gave them up unto vile affections: for even their women did change the natural use into that which is against nature: And likewise also the men, leaving the natural use of the woman, burned in their lust one toward another; men with men working that which is unseemly, and receiving in themselves that recompence of their error which was meet.

• Romans 6:6

  Knowing this, that our old man is crucified with him, that the body of sin might be destroyed, that henceforth we should not serve sin.

• Matthew 6:14–15

  For if ye forgive men their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you: But if ye forgive not men their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.

• Genesis 4:3–7

  And in process of time it came to pass, that Cain brought of the fruit of the ground an offering unto the LORD. And Abel, he also brought of the firstlings of his flock and of the fat thereof. And the LORD had respect unto Abel and to his offering: But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. …

• Proverbs 19:11

  The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

• 2 Corinthians 5:21

  For he hath made him to be sin for us, who knew no sin; that we might be made the righteousness of God in him.

• Titus 2:11–15

  For the grace of God that bringeth salvation hath appeared to all men, Teaching us that, denying ungodliness and worldly lusts, we should live soberly, righteously, and godly, in this present world; Looking for that blessed hope, and the glorious appearing of the great God and our Saviour Jesus Christ; …

• Romans 12:19

  Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

• Proverbs 29:11

  A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

• Proverbs 14:29

  He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

• Colossians 1:2

  To the saints and faithful brethren in Christ which are at Colosse: Grace be unto you, and peace, from God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ.

• John 3:16

  For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.

• Luke 6:37

  Judge not, and ye shall not be judged: condemn not, and ye shall not be condemned: forgive, and ye shall be forgiven:

• Matthew 1:1–25

  The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham. Abraham begat Isaac; and Isaac begat Jacob; and Jacob begat Judas and his brethren; And Judas begat Phares and Zara of Thamar; and Phares begat Esrom; and Esrom begat Aram; …