being mad
What does the Bible say about being mad? These are the passages readers found most helpful — tap any citation to read it in context.
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1A mild response shatters anger. But a harsh word stirs up fury.
8Cease from wrath and leave behind rage. Do not choose to imitate the malicious.
29Let no evil words proceed from your mouth, but only what is good, toward the edification of faith, so as to bestow grace upon those who listen. 30And do not be willing to grieve the Holy Spirit of God, in whom you have been sealed, unto the day of redemption. 31Let all bitterness and anger and indignation and outcry and blasphemy be taken away from you, along with all malice. 32And be kind and merciful to one another, forgiving one another, just as God has forgiven you in Christ.
19You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger. 20For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.
11A foolish one offers everything on his mind. A wise one reserves and defers until later.
9The end of a speech is better than the beginning. Patience is better than arrogance.
26“Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger.
26“Be angry, but do not be willing to sin.” Do not let the sun set over your anger. 27Provide no place for the devil.
18A short-tempered man provokes conflicts. Whoever is patient tempers those who are stirred up.
29Whoever is patient is governed by much prudence. But whoever is impatient exalts his foolishness.
24Do not be willing to be a friend to an angry man, and do not walk with a furious man,
20For the anger of man does not accomplish the justice of God.