1508 verses about Anger

Rise not up from the presence of an insolent man, Lest he lie in wait as an ambush for your mouth.

Go not in the way with a rash man, Lest he be aggrieved with you; For he will do according to his own will, And you will perish with his folly.

Fight not with a wrathful man, And travel not with him through the desert: For blood is as nothing in his sight; And where there is no help, he will overthrow you.

Be not angry with your neighbor for every wrong; And do nothing by works of violence.

Pride has not been created for men, Nor wrathful anger for the offspring of women.

From a spark of fire a heap of many coals is kindled; And a sinful man lies in wait for blood.

In the congregation of sinners will a fire be kindled; And in a disobedient nation wrath is kindled.

He was not pacified toward the giants of old time, Who revolted in their strength.

And in like manner the six hundred thousand footmen, Who were gathered together in the hardness of their hearts.

Even if there be one stiff-necked person, It is marvel if he will be unpunished: For mercy and wrath are with him; He is mighty to forgive, and he pours out wrath.

A fool will upbrade ungraciously; And the gift of an envious man consumes the eyes.

How good is it to reprove, rather than to be angry; And he that makes confession will be kept back from hurt.

Before fire is the vapor and smoke of a furnace; So revilings before bloodshed.

A man that is accustomed to words of reproach Will not be corrected all the days of his life.

Two sorts of men multiply sins, And the third will bring wrath: A hot mind, as a burning fire, will not be quenched till it be consumed: A fornicator in the body of his flesh will never cease till he has burned out the fire.

There is no head above the head of a serpent; And there is no wrath above the wrath of an enemy.

There is anger, and impudence, and great reproach, If a woman maintain her husband.

A wicked woman is abasement of heart, And sadness of countenance, and a wounded heart: A woman that will not make her husband happy Is as hands that hang down, and palsied knees.

A grief of heart and sorrow is a woman that is jealous of another woman, And the scourge of a tongue communicating to all.

A drunken woman causes great wrath; And she will not cover her own shame.

For two things my heart is grieved; And for the third anger comes upon me: A man of war that suffers for poverty; And men of understanding that are counted as refuse: One that turns back from righteousness to sin; The Lord will prepare him for the sword.

For as a man has destroyed his enemy, So have you destroyed the friendship of your neighbor.

Wrath and anger, these also are abominations; And a sinful man will possess them.

He that takes vengeance will find vengeance from the Lord; And he will surely make firm his sins.

Man cherisheth anger against man; And does he seek healing from the Lord?

Upon a man like himself he has no mercy; And does he make supplication for his own sins?

He being himself flesh nourishes wrath: Who will make atonement for his sins?

Remember your last end, and cease from enmity: Remember corruption and death, and abide in the commandments.

Remember the commandments, and be not angry with your neighbor; And remember the covenant of the Highest, and wink at ignorance.

Abstain from strife, and you will diminish your sins: For a passionate man will kindle strife;

And a man that is a sinner will trouble friends, And will make debate among those who are at peace.

As is the fuel of the fire, so will it burn; And as the stoutness of the strife is, so will it burn: As is the strength of the man, so will be his wrath; And as is his wealth, so will he exalt his anger.

A contention begun in haste kindles a fire; And a hasty fighting sheds blood.

If you blow a spark, it will burn; And if you spit upon it, it will be quenched: And both these shall come out of your mouth.

The stroke of a whip makes a mark in the flesh; But the stroke of a tongue will break bones.

Happy is he that is sheltered from it, That has not passed through the wrath thereof; That has not drawn its yoke, And has not been bound with its bands.

For the yoke thereof is a yoke of iron, And the bands thereof are bands of brass.

It shall not have rule over godly men; And they shall not be burned in its flame.

He that teaches his son shall provoke his enemy to jealousy; And before friends he shall rejoice of him.

Envy and wrath shorten a man’s days; And care brings old age before the time.

The furnace proves the temper of steel by dipping; So does wine prove hearts in the quarreling of the proud.

Wine drunk largely is bitterness of soul, With provocation and conflict.

Drunkenness increases the rage of a fool to his hurt; It diminishes strength, and adds wounds.

Go not in a way of conflict; And stumble not in stony places.

Raise up indignation, and pour out wrath; Take away the adversary, and destroy the enemy.

Let him that escapes be devoured by the rage of fire; And may those who harm your people find destruction.

A froward heart will cause heaviness: And a man of experience will recompense him.

As he has turned the waters into saltness; So shall the heathen inherit his wrath.

There be winds that are created for vengeance, And in their fury lay on their scourges heavily; In the time of consummation they pour out their strength, And shall appease the wrath of him that made them.

There is wrath, and jealousy, and trouble, and disquiet, And fear of death, and anger, and strife; And in the time of rest upon his bed His night sleep does change his knowledge.

Strangers gathered themselves together against him, And envied him in the wilderness, Even Dathan and Abiram with their company, And the congregation of Korah, with wrath and anger.

The Lord saw it, and it displeased him; And in the wrath of his anger they were destroyed: He did wonders upon them, To consume them with flaming fire.

You did blemish your honor, And profane your seed, To bring wrath upon your children; And I was grieved for your folly:

Who was recorded for reproofs in their seasons, To pacify anger, before it brake forth into wrath; To turn the heart of the father to the son, And to restore the tribes of Jacob.

In his days Sennacherib came up, And sent Rabshakeh, and departed; And he lifted up his hand against Sion, And boasted great things in his arrogancy.

Pray for us also to the Lord our God, for we have sinned against the Lord our God; and to this day the wrath of the Lord and his indignation is not turned from us.

Let your wrath turn from us: for we are but a few left among the heathen, where you have scattered us.

For you have sent your wrath and your indignation upon us, as you have spoken by your servants the prophets, saying,

You⌃ were sold to the nations, but not for destruction: because you⌃ moved God to wrath, you⌃ were delivered to your adversaries.

For she saw the wrath that is come upon you from God, and said, Hearken, you⌃ women that dwell about Sion: for God has brought upon me great mourning;

And he that can’t put to death one that offends against him holds a sceptre, as though he were judge of a country.

So the king was angry, and called for his priests, and said to them, If you⌃ tell me not who this is that devours these expenses, you⌃ shall die.

And the king said, I see the footsteps of men, women, and children. And then the king was angry,

When they of Babylon heard that, they took great indignation, and conspired against the king, saying, The king is become a Jew, and he has pulled down Bel, and slain the dragon, and put the priests to the sword.

So they came to the king, and said, Deliver us Daniel, or else we will destroy you and your house.

and went through to the ends of the earth, and took spoils of a multitude of nations. And the earth was quiet before him, and he was exalted, and his heart was lifted up,

And there came exceeding great wrath uponn Israel.

And when he had left speaking these words, there came a Jew in the sight of all to sacrifice on the altar which was at Modin, according to the king’s commandment.

And Mattathias saw it, and his zeal was kindled, and his reins trembled, and he showed forth his wrath according to judgement, and ran, and killed him upon the altar.

And they mustered an army, and struck sinners in their anger, and lawless men in their wrath: and the rest fled to the Gentiles for safety.

And the days of Mattathias drew near that he should die, and he said to his sons, Now have pride and rebuke gotten strength, and a season of overthrow, and wrath of indignation.

And he angered many kings, and made Jacob glad with his acts, and his memorial is blessed forever.

But when king Antiochus heard these words, he was full of indignation: and he sent and gathered together all the forces of his realm, an exceeding strong army.

but when he heard thereof, he was confounded and discouraged, because neither had such things as he would been done to Israel, nor had such things as the king commanded him come to pass.

And it came to pass, when the Gentiles round about heard that the altar was built, and the sanctuary dedicated as aforetime, they were exceeding angry.

and they rose up against him to battle: and he fled, and removed thence with great heaviness, to return to Babylon.

And it came to pass, when the king heard these words, he was astonished and moved exceedingly: and he laid him down upon his bed, and fell sick for grief, because it had not befallen him as he looked for.

And they went to the king, and said, How long will you not execute judgement, and avenge our kindred?

And when the king heard this, he was angry, and gathered together all his Friends, even the rulers of his army, and those who were over the horse.

and covenant with them, that they shall walk after their own laws, as aforetime: for because of their laws which we abolished they were angered, and did all these things.

And the king sent Nicanor, one of his honorable princes, a man that hated Israel and was their enemy, and commanded him to destroy the people.

and sware in a rage, saying, Unless Judas and his army be now delivered into my hands, it shall be that, if I come again in peace, I will burn up this house: and he went out in a great rage.

take vengeance on this man and his army, and let them fall by the sword: remember their blasphemies, and suffer them not to live any longer.

And they were very angry with the lawless men that gave him counsel to come into the country, and they killed many of them. And he took counsel to depart into his own land.

And Demetrius heard these things, and he was grieved, and said,

and king Alexander heard thereof, and he grieved exceedingly, and returned to Antioch.

You alone lift up yourself against us, but I am had in derision and in reproach because of you. And why do you vaunt your power against us in the mountains?

And they told the king what things Jonathan had done, that they might cast blame on him: and the king held his peace.

And he cast blame on him, because he coveted his kingdom.

And he heard, and was angered; but when he heard it, he set forth immediately, and came to Ptolemais, and wrote to Jonathan, that he should not besiege it, and that he should meet him and speak with him at Ptolemais with all speed.

And king Demetrius saw that the land was quiet before him, and that no resistance was made to him, and he sent away all his forces, each man to his own place, except the foreign forces, which he had raised from the isles of the Gentiles: and all the forces of his fathers hated him.

And there were gathered to him all the forces which Demetrius had sent away with disgrace, and they fought against him, and he fled and was put to the rout.

And he departed thence to Gaza, and they of Gaza shut him out; and he laid siege to it, and burned the suburbs thereof with fire, and plundered them.

And he said to Jonathan, Why have you put all this people to trouble, seeing there is no war between us?

Howbeit I will take vengeance for my nation, and for the sanctuary, and for our wives and children; because all the Gentiles are gathered to destroy us of very hatred.

But as touching Joppa and Gazara, which you demand, they did great harm among the people throughout our country, we will give a hundred talents for them. And he answered him not a word,

but returned in a rage to the king, and reported to him these words, and the glory of Simon, and all that he had seen: and the king was exceeding angry.

But one Simon of the tribe of Benjamin, having been made guardian of the temple, fell out with the high priest about the ruling of the market in the city.

But when the growing enmity between them waxed so great, that even murders were perpetrated through one of Simon’s trusted followers,

Onias, seeing the danger of the contention, and that Apollonius the son of Menestheus, the governor of Coelesyria and Phoenicia, was increasing Simon’s malice,