Ephesians 4:26-31
26 “In your anger do not sin” …
30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, with whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
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James 1:19-20
19 My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, 20 because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.
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Proverbs 29:11
11 Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.
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Ecclesiastes 7:9
9 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
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Proverbs 15:18
18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.
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Colossians 3:8
8 But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
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James 4:1-2
1 What causes fights and quarrels among you? Don’t they come from your desires that battle within you?
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Proverbs 22:24
24 Do not make friends with a hot-tempered person, do not associate with one easily angered,
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Matthew 5:22
22 But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sisterwill be subject to judgment.
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Psalm 37:8-9
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath; do not fret—it leads only to evil. 9 For those who are evil will be destroyed,
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Proverbs 14:29
29 Whoever is patient has great understanding, but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.
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Gen 4
So Cain was very angry…
Cain rose up against his brother Abel and killed him.
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Prov 29:22
An angry person starts fights; a hot-tempered person commits all kinds of sin.
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2 Tim 2:22
The Lord’s bond-servant must not be quarrelsome, but be kind to all, able to teach, patient when wronged
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Titus 1:7
For the overseer must be above reproach as God’s steward… not quick-tempered
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Prov 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated
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Proverbs 16:32
He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And he who rules his spirit, than he who captures a city.
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Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: … enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger