In the book of Genesis, we find that God created all the creatures with his word except man. On the sixth day, God created man in his own likeness. God’s plan for man was successful while he formed Adam with dust and made him alive with the blow of His spirit. This man became a living being.
God formed man with love, passion, anger and free will etc. God asked us to be wise while we use our anger. As we all will stand before the judgement so we need to learn more about the nature of anger that exists in us.
The word of God is our best teacher to teach about anger and its various impacts on our lives. Let us read the Bible verses which will enable us to have the proper mindset concerning anger.
Psalm 37:8(KJV)“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil”
Explanation:- The man of God should avoid extreme anger which causes a negative impact in his life. Because when we get angry with friends, we tend to commit mistakes and such mistakes can lead us against the Lord. We must be careful concerning our emotions while we are getting angry at others.
James 1:19-20(KJV)“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God”
Explanation:- We should speak less but we need to give our ear to others when they talk around us. People who talk a lot always come in contact to face the temptation to fight with their opponent. But we need to give our best to hear from others so we can understand those things clearly.
Ephesians 4:31-32(KJV)“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you”
Explanation:- We are the children of the highest God and we all have one goal that is to earn eternal Life by spending our righteous life on this earth. We must give up all kinds of bitterness and jealousy which causes trouble in our midst. We should remember that we are called for a special purpose by which we will win this world.
Matthew 5:22(KJV)“But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire”
Explanation:- Jesus teaches us that we need to love our enemies as well as we must give attention to our brother who might make some mistakes but we need to love them and we have to forgive them because Jesus forgives our sins. If we keep their mistakes in our hearts and try to give them a lesson then we will violate the will of God and we have to fall into the temptation because God will judge each of us by our works.
Proverbs 14:17(KJV)“He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated”
Explanation:- A man who gets angry easily is always making mistakes. If we overcome the world with the word of God then we will get the wisdom that will help us to understand the truth. God has planned for us many beautiful things and by obeying the word of God we will be able to overcome the spirit of anger which leads us to destruction.
Proverbs 22:24(KJV)“Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go”
Explanation:- God has warned his people not to make friendship with a short-tempered person because he will bring chaos to our lives. We need to stay away from them so we may not face such difficult situations.
Proverbs 29:22(KJV)“An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression”
Explanation:- An angry man will always make trouble and he will never allow things to go smoothly. The scripture says that God’s children must speak peacefully with others by which God will be shown to others who do not know the one true living God.
Psalm 103:8(KJV)“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy”
Explanation:- Our God is merciful and gracious. He loves us so much that is why he sacrificed himself on the cross and showed grace upon the cross. He is slow to anger and rich in mercy.
bible verses about How To controlling anger
We possess the most developed brain. We should be aware of our emotions. Most of the time we make mistakes by making the wrong decisions due to anger.
God wants us to have the right knowledge concerning our anger otherwise we will commit sin against the Lord which will direct us to suffer in hell.
As a child of God, we need to know how, when and why we should show our anger. At the same time, we need to control our anger so we may not violate the holiness of God.
Proverbs 14:29(KJV)“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly”
Explanation:- The person who gets angry very easily is foolish according to the scripture. But a man would be called wise when he subsided the anger and dealt with the situation with wisdom and knowledge.
2 Timothy 2:23-24(KJV)“But foolish and unlearned questions avoid, knowing that they do gender strife. And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient”
Explanation:- Paul taught Timothy not to answer people who are asking foolish and stupid questions because they do not have the knowledge of God that is why they might ask such questions which will have no significance in our life. Instead of answering them, it would be better for us to give the answer to those who are seeking the Lord.
Ecclesiastes 7:9(KJV)“Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools”
Explanation:- Man’s anger produces no righteousness but it brings more problems in our life. The scripture says that a man of God should be wise while he deals with any difficult situations he must seek the wisdom of God so he will be able to overcome that situation by the right hand of God.
Proverbs 29:11(KJV)“A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards”
Explanation:- The man who has no knowledge of God will always walk in the wrong directions which will lead him into eternal death. On the other hand, a man who obeys the words of God will be successful in his life by controlling his anger and he will also be prosperous in every corner of his life.
Proverbs 19:11(KJV)“The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression”
Explanation:- Our anger is essential in our life because sometimes we need to scold those who make mistakes but at the same time, we need to show them the love of God by which they will also correct their mistakes. If we always show anger to others then it will not bring any good fruit rather it will spoil the relationship that we have with others.
Colossians 3:8(KJV)“But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth”
Explanation:- A child of God must evaluate himself regularly in order to satisfy God. He should give up all types of bad habits which causes diversity in the midst of God’s people.
God is holy and we should always run after God’s perfection so we can change our behaviour towards others.
Proverbs 15:18(KJV)“A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife”
Explanation:- People who get angry easily bring no fruit in their life. But a person will be successful if he controls his anger and subdues it with the knowledge of God. The anger of man does not give any good thing rather it pollutes the hearts of men.
Ephesians 4:26-27(KJV)“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: Neither give place to the devil”
Explanation:- God has created us in his image,So just as God gets angry when we are dissatisfied with something, so we get angry. But God’s anger is temporary, He cannot be angry for long. In the same way, God’s Word tells us not to be angry all day long and to forgive others. If we do not do this, Satan will come into our hearts and force us to sin, resulting in eternal death.
Proverbs 15:1(KJV)“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger”
Explanation:- We the believers should take special care while we talk with others. It is our duty to speak softly with people as they belong to this world but we belong to God. There must be some differences in our behaviour because we are the children of God.
