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31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
View on BibleGateway26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
View on BibleGateway8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
View on BibleGateway29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
View on BibleGateway19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires.
View on BibleGateway9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
View on BibleGateway8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
View on BibleGateway22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
View on BibleGateway11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
View on BibleGateway1 A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
View on BibleGateway18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
View on BibleGateway17 They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.
View on BibleGateway11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
View on BibleGateway24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
View on BibleGateway21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
View on BibleGateway22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
View on BibleGateway32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
View on BibleGateway17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
View on BibleGateway8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
View on BibleGateway19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
View on BibleGateway19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
View on BibleGateway11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.
View on BibleGateway17 "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
View on BibleGateway4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
View on BibleGateway5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
View on BibleGateway13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade." 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." 18 So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?"
View on BibleGateway4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
View on BibleGateway12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
View on BibleGateway29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
View on BibleGateway27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
View on BibleGateway16 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
View on BibleGateway8 Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
View on BibleGateway8 The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.
View on BibleGateway11 God is a righteous judge, and a God who feels indignation every day.
View on BibleGateway4 Sing praises to the LORD, O you his saints, and give thanks to his holy name. 5 For his anger is but for a moment, and his favor is for a lifetime. Weeping may tarry for the night, but joy comes with the morning.
View on BibleGateway17 "You shall not hate your brother in your heart, but you shall reason frankly with your neighbor, lest you incur sin because of him.
View on BibleGateway17 They refused to obey and were not mindful of the wonders that you performed among them, but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and did not forsake them.
View on BibleGateway16 The vexation of a fool is known at once, but the prudent ignores an insult.
View on BibleGateway17 A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
View on BibleGateway29 Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
View on BibleGateway18 A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
View on BibleGateway32 Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
View on BibleGateway27 Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
View on BibleGateway11 Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.
View on BibleGateway24 Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, 25 lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
View on BibleGateway11 A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
View on BibleGateway22 A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.
View on BibleGateway9 Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.
View on BibleGateway22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
View on BibleGateway21 "You have heard that it was said to those of old, 'You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.' 22 But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, 'You fool!' will be liable to the hell of fire.
View on BibleGateway12 And Jesus entered the temple and drove out all who sold and bought in the temple, and he overturned the tables of the money-changers and the seats of those who sold pigeons.
View on BibleGateway5 And he looked around at them with anger, grieved at their hardness of heart, and said to the man, "Stretch out your hand." He stretched it out, and his hand was restored.
View on BibleGateway13 The Passover of the Jews was at hand, and Jesus went up to Jerusalem. 14 In the temple he found those who were selling oxen and sheep and pigeons, and the money-changers sitting there. 15 And making a whip of cords, he drove them all out of the temple, with the sheep and oxen. And he poured out the coins of the money-changers and overturned their tables. 16 And he told those who sold the pigeons, "Take these things away; do not make my Father's house a house of trade." 17 His disciples remembered that it was written, "Zeal for your house will consume me." 18 So the Jews said to him, "What sign do you show us for doing these things?"
View on BibleGateway19 Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, "Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord."
View on BibleGateway19 Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, 20 idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions,
View on BibleGateway31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
View on BibleGateway26 Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, 27 and give no opportunity to the devil.
View on BibleGateway29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
View on BibleGateway4 Fathers, do not provoke your children to anger, but bring them up in the discipline and instruction of the Lord.
View on BibleGateway8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
View on BibleGateway19 Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness that God requires.
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