Summary: What does the Bible have to say about anger?

Proverbs 14:29 ESV

Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

James 1:20 ESV

For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Ephesians 4:26 ESV

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Proverbs 15:1 ESV

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

James 1:19 ESV

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

Proverbs 19:11 ESV

Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Ecclesiastes 7:9 ESV

Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the bosom of fools.

"Anger, in our hearts and lives, leads us down a path that God has not intended for us. He shows us the way by the light of his word and mercy of his son, Jesus."