1508 verses about Anger

Because of your indignation and your wrath, for you have taken me up, and thrown me away.

Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness.

He will not always accuse; neither will he stay angry forever.

He turned their heart to hate his people, to conspire against his servants.

Our fathers didn’t understand your wonders in Egypt. They didn’t remember the multitude of your loving kindnesses, but were rebellious at the sea, even at the Red Sea.

They envied Moses also in the camp, and Aaron, Yahweh’s saint.

Therefore he said that he would destroy them, had Moses, his chosen, not stood before him in the breach, to turn away his wrath, so that he wouldn’t destroy them.

Thus they provoked him to anger with their deeds. The plague broke in on them.

They angered him also at the waters of Meribah, so that Moses was troubled for their sakes;

because they were rebellious against his spirit, he spoke rashly with his lips.

Therefore Yahweh burned with anger against his people. He abhorred his inheritance.

They have also surrounded me with words of hatred, and fought against me without a cause.

The Lord is at your right hand. He will crush kings in the day of his wrath.

The wicked will see it, and be grieved. He shall gnash with his teeth, and melt away. The desire of the wicked will perish.

I said in my haste, “All men are liars.”

Indignation has taken hold on me, because of the wicked who forsake your law.

My zeal wears me out, because my enemies ignore your words.

Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.

I am for peace, but when I speak, they are for war.

then they would have swallowed us up alive, when their wrath was kindled against us;

For there, those who led us captive asked us for songs. Those who tormented us demanded songs of joy: “Sing us one of the songs of Zion!”

Remember, Yahweh, against the children of Edom, the day of Jerusalem; who said, “Raze it! Raze it even to its foundation!”

Happy shall he be, who takes and dashes your little ones against the rock.

For they speak against you wickedly. Your enemies take your name in vain.

Yahweh, don’t I hate those who hate you? Am I not grieved with those who rise up against you?

I hate them with perfect hatred. They have become my enemies.

those who devise mischief in their hearts. They continually gather themselves together for war.

Yahweh is gracious, merciful, slow to anger, and of great loving kindness.

To execute vengeance on the nations, and punishments on the peoples;

Don’t strive with a man without cause, if he has done you no harm.

Don’t envy the man of violence. Choose none of his ways.

For jealousy arouses the fury of the husband. He won’t spare in the day of vengeance.

He won’t regard any ransom, neither will he rest content, though you give many gifts.

He who corrects a mocker invites insult. He who reproves a wicked man invites abuse.

Don’t reprove a scoffer, lest he hate you. Reprove a wise man, and he will love you.

Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all wrongs.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Pride only breeds quarrels, but with ones who take advice is wisdom.

A wise man fears and shuns evil, but the fool is hot headed and reckless.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

The king’s favor is toward a servant who deals wisely, but his wrath is toward one who causes shame.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

The king’s wrath is a messenger of death, but a wise man will pacify it.

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

A man of violence entices his neighbor, and leads him in a way that is not good.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

He who loves disobedience loves strife. One who builds a high gate seeks destruction.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

An unfriendly man pursues selfishness, and defies all sound judgment.

A fool’s lips come into strife, and his mouth invites beatings.

A brother offended is more difficult than a fortified city; and disputes are like the bars of a fortress.

The foolishness of man subverts his way; his heart rages against Yahweh.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

The king’s wrath is like the roaring of a lion, but his favor is like dew on the grass.

A foolish son is the calamity of his father. A wife’s quarrels are a continual dripping.

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

Wine is a mocker, and beer is a brawler. Whoever is led astray by them is not wise.

The terror of a king is like the roaring of a lion. He who provokes him to anger forfeits his own life.

It is an honor for a man to keep aloof from strife; but every fool will be quarreling.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A gift in secret pacifies anger; and a bribe in the cloak, strong wrath.

It is better to dwell in a desert land, than with a contentious and fretful woman.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Drive out the mocker, and strife will go out; yes, quarrels and insults will stop.

Don’t befriend a hot-tempered man, and don’t associate with one who harbors anger:

lest you learn his ways, and ensnare your soul.

Who has woe? Who has sorrow? Who has strife? Who has complaints? Who has needless bruises? Who has bloodshot eyes?

Don’t rejoice when your enemy falls. Don’t let your heart be glad when he is overthrown;

lest Yahweh see it, and it displease him, and he turn away his wrath from him.

Don’t say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will render to the man according to his work.”

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

for you will heap coals of fire on his head, and Yahweh will reward you.

The north wind produces rain; so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

It is better to dwell in the corner of the housetop, than to share a house with a contentious woman.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own eyes.

One who sends a message by the hand of a fool is cutting off feet and drinking violence.

Like one who grabs a dog’s ears is one who passes by and meddles in a quarrel not his own.

Like a madman who shoots torches, arrows, and death,

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

A stone is heavy, and sand is a burden; but a fool’s provocation is heavier than both.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is overwhelming; but who is able to stand before jealousy?

Better is open rebuke than hidden love.

He who blesses his neighbor with a loud voice early in the morning, it will be taken as a curse by him.

A continual dropping on a rainy day and a contentious wife are alike:

restraining her is like restraining the wind, or like grasping oil in his right hand.

One who is greedy stirs up strife; but one who trusts in Yahweh will prosper.

He who is often rebuked and stiffens his neck will be destroyed suddenly, with no remedy.

Mockers stir up a city, but wise men turn away anger.

If a wise man goes to court with a foolish man, the fool rages or scoffs, and there is no peace.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.