Anger and Wrath

From The King James Bible
Scripture warns against human anger as the work of the flesh while acknowledging righteous anger; God's wrath against sin is real but tempered by His mercy.
Ephesians 4:26
Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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

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Ephesians 4:27
Neither give place to the devil.

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

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James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

'Slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.'

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James 1:20
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

'Slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.'

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Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

'A soft answer turneth away wrath.'

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Proverbs 14:29
He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding.

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Proverbs 22:24
Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Make no friendship with an angry man.

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Proverbs 22:25
Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

Make no friendship with an angry man.

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Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

Anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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Colossians 3:8
But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Put off anger, wrath, malice.

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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.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty.

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Matthew 5:21
Ye have heard that it was said by them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment:

Whoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be in danger of the judgment.

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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.

Whoever is angry with his brother without cause shall be in danger of the judgment.

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Psalms 37:8
Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath.

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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.

Avenge not yourselves; 'Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.'

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Galatians 5:19
Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness,

Wrath among the works of the flesh.

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Galatians 5:20
Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

Wrath among the works of the flesh.

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Galatians 5:21
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.

Wrath among the works of the flesh.

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