Lashing out in anger

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• 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 4:26–27

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

• Proverbs 15:1

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

• Proverbs 29:11

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

• Matthew 5:22

  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.

• Colossians 3:8

  But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

• Ecclesiastes 7:9

  Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

• Proverbs 14:29

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

• 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.

• Proverbs 22:24–25

  Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

• Proverbs 19:11

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

• Psalms 37:8

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

• Proverbs 15:18

  A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

• Ephesians 4:26

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

• 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.

• 2 Timothy 1:7

  For God hath not given us the spirit of fear; but of power, and of love, and of a sound mind.

• Ephesians 4:29

  Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

• Ephesians 4:31

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

• Ephesians 6:4

  And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

• 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.

• Proverbs 19:19

  A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

• James 3:5–6

  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

• Proverbs 14:17

  He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

• Titus 1:7

  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;

• Galatians 5:22–23

  But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

• James 4:1–2

  From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

• Psalms 37:1–40

  A Psalm of David. Fret not thyself because of evildoers, neither be thou envious against the workers of iniquity. For they shall soon be cut down like the grass, and wither as the green herb. Trust in the LORD, and do good; so shalt thou dwell in the land, and verily thou shalt be fed. …

• Matthew 5:44

  But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you;

• Ephesians 4:25–6:24

  Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another. Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil. …

• 1 John 4:8

  He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love.

• Ephesians 6:1–4

  Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right. Honour thy father and mother; (which is the first commandment with promise;) That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth. …

• James 1:19

  Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

• James 3:5–8

  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: …

• James 3:5–10

  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: …

• Psalms 37:8–9

  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.

• 1 Timothy 2:1–15

  I exhort therefore, that, first of all, supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks, be made for all men; For kings, and for all that are in authority; that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and honesty. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Saviour; …

• Proverbs 25:28

  He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.