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Bible Verses About Anger
Struggling with anger? These KJV verses address wrath, forgiveness, and finding peace when fury burns inside.
What does the Bible say about anger?
The Bible addresses anger with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
Deuteronomy 9:8
“Also in Horeb ye provoked the LORD to wrath, so that the LORD was angry with you to have destroyed you.”
— King James Version
Deuteronomy 29:28
“And the LORD rooted them out of their land in anger, and in wrath, and in great indignation, and cast them into another land, as it is this day.”
— King James Version
2 Kings 23:26
“Notwithstanding the LORD turned not from the fierceness of his great wrath, wherewith his anger was kindled against Judah, because of all the provocations that Manasseh had provoked him withal.”
— King James Version
Psalms 69:24
“Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.”
— King James Version
Psalms 78:49
“He cast upon them the fierceness of his anger, wrath, and indignation, and trouble, by sending evil angels among them.”
— King James Version
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Proverbs 27:4
“Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?”
Jeremiah 21:5
“And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.”
Jeremiah 32:37
“Behold, I will gather them out of all countries, whither I have driven them in mine anger, and in my fury, and in great wrath; and I will bring them again unto this place, and I will cause them to dwe...”
Nahum 1:6
“Who can stand before his indignation? and who can abide in the fierceness of his anger? his fury is poured out like fire, and the rocks are thrown down by him.”
Genesis 49:7
“Cursed be their anger, for it was fierce; and their wrath, for it was cruel: I will divide them in Jacob, and scatter them in Israel.”
Deuteronomy 9:7
“Remember, and forget not, how thou provokedst the LORD thy God to wrath in the wilderness: from the day that thou didst depart out of the land of Egypt, until ye came unto this place, ye have been reb...”
Deuteronomy 9:22
“And at Taberah, and at Massah, and at Kibrothhattaavah, ye provoked the LORD to wrath.”
Deuteronomy 29:23
“And that the whole land thereof is brimstone, and salt, and burning, that it is not sown, nor beareth, nor any grass groweth therein, like the overthrow of Sodom, and Gomorrah, Admah, and Zeboim, whic...”
Deuteronomy 32:16
“They provoked him to jealousy with strange gods, with abominations provoked they him to anger.”
Deuteronomy 32:21
“They have moved me to jealousy with that which is not God; they have provoked me to anger with their vanities: and I will move them to jealousy with those which are not a people; I will provoke them t...”
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