Psalms 37:8
8 aRefrain from anger, and forsake wrath!bFret not yourself; it tends only to evil.
Proverbs 17:14
14The beginning of strife is like letting out water,so cquit before the quarrel breaks out.
Proverbs 19:19
19A man of great wrath will pay the penalty,for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
Proverbs 29:22
22 dA man of wrath stirs up strife,and one given to anger causes much transgression.
Matthew 5:22
22But I say to you that eeveryone who is angry with his brother ▼▼Some manuscripts insert without cause
will be liable gto judgment; whoever insults ▼▼Greek says Raca to (a term of abuse)
his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to ithe hell ▼▼Greek Gehenna; also verses 29, 30
of fire. Romans 13:13
13 kLet us walk properly as in the daytime, lnot in orgies and drunkenness, not in sexual immorality and sensuality, mnot in quarreling and jealousy.1 Corinthians 3:3
3for you are still of the flesh. For while there is njealousy and strife among you, are you not of the flesh and behaving only in a human way?
Copyright information for
ESV