The King James Version Bible

Bible Verses About Quick Temper

  • He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.
  • A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
  • A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
  • He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
  • For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
  • He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.
  • Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
  • Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil.
  • A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
  • But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
  • The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
  • Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.
  • He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
  • Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.
  • Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.
  • Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
  • Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
  • 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.
  • Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.
  • An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.
  • 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. Let him that stole steal no more: but ...
  • But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith,
  • With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;
  • But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
  • 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; But a lover of hospitality, a lover of good men, sober, just, holy, temperate;