Anger and resentment are powerful emotions that can deeply affect our relationships, health, and spiritual well-being. Throughout the Bible, there are teachings and guidance on how to manage and overcome these challenging feelings.
Scriptures On Anger And Resentment
Understanding these scriptures can provide us with wisdom and strength to navigate through moments of anger and resentment more constructively and peacefully.
Understanding Anger in the Bible
1. Ephesians 4:26
“Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger.”
2. Proverbs 14:29
“Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”
3. James 1:19-20
“Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
4. Proverbs 15:1
“A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
5. Proverbs 29:11
“A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.”
6. Ecclesiastes 7:9
“Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.”
7. Colossians 3:8
“But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.”
8. Proverbs 16:32
“Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.”
9. Ephesians 4:31
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.”
10. Proverbs 19:11
“Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offence.”
Overcoming Resentment Through Biblical Teachings
11. Matthew 6:14-15
“For if you forgive others their trespasses, your heavenly Father will also forgive you, but if you do not forgive others their trespasses, neither will your Father forgive your trespasses.”
12. Ephesians 4:31-32
“Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.”
13. Colossians 3:13
“Bearing with one another and, if one has a complaint against another, forgiving each other; as the Lord has forgiven you, so you also must forgive.”
14. Romans 12:19
“Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.'”
15. Luke 6:27-28
“But I say to you who hear, Love your enemies, do good to those who hate you, bless those who curse you, pray for those who abuse you.”
16. Hebrews 12:15
“See to it that no one fails to obtain the grace of God; that no ‘root of bitterness’ springs up and causes trouble, and by it many become defiled.”
17. Proverbs 10:12
“Hatred stirs up strife, but love covers all offences.”
18. Matthew 5:23-24
“So if you are offering your gift at the altar and there remember that your brother has something against you, leave your gift there before the altar and go. First, be reconciled to your brother, and then come and offer your gift.”
19. Romans 12:17-21
“Repay no one evil for evil, but give thought to do what is honourable in the sight of all. If possible, so far as it depends on you, live peaceably with all. Beloved, never avenge yourselves, but leave it to the wrath of God, for it is written, ‘Vengeance is mine, I will repay, says the Lord.’ To the contrary, ‘if your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.’ Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.”
20. 1 Peter 3:9
“Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.”
21. Matthew 18:21-22
Then Peter came up and said to him, “Lord, how often will my brother sin against me, and I forgive him? As many as seven times?” Jesus said to him, “I do not say to you seven times, but seventy-seven times.”
22. Proverbs 24:29
Do not say, “I will do to him as he has done to me; I will pay the man back for what he has done.”
23. Luke 17:3-4
Pay attention to yourselves! If your brother sins, rebuke him, and if he repents, forgive him, and if he sins against you seven times in the day, and turns to you seven times, saying, ‘I repent,’ you must forgive him.”
24. Mark 11:25
And whenever you stand praying, forgive, if you have anything against anyone, so that your Father also who is in heaven may forgive you your trespasses.”
25. Ephesians 4:26-27
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
26. Matthew 18:15
If your brother sins against you, go and tell him his fault, between you and him alone. If he listens to you, you have gained your brother.
27. Romans 12:20
On the contrary, “If your enemy is hungry, feed him; if he is thirsty, give him something to drink; for by so doing you will heap burning coals on his head.”
28. Proverbs 17:9
Whoever covers an offence seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
29. Ephesians 4:32
Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you.
30. 1 Corinthians 13:4-5
Love is patient and kind; love does not envy or boast; it is not arrogant or rude. It does not insist on its own way; it is not irritable or resentful.
31. Luke 6:35-36
But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return, and your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, for he is kind to the ungrateful and the evil. Be merciful, even as your Father is merciful.
32. 1 John 4:20-21
If anyone says, “I love God,” and hates his brother, he is a liar; for he who does not love his brother whom he has seen cannot love God whom he has not seen. And this commandment we have from him: whoever loves God must also love his brother.
33. Matthew 5:43-44
“You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall love your neighbour and hate your enemy.’ But I say to you, Love your enemies and pray for those who persecute you.
34. Colossians 3:8-9
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices.
35. 1 Peter 4:8
Above all, keep loving one another earnestly, since love covers a multitude of sins.
36. Proverbs 25:21-22
If your enemy is hungry, give him bread to eat, and if he is thirsty, give him water to drink, for you will heap burning coals on his head, and the Lord will reward you.
37. James 1:19
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
38. Proverbs 15:18
A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.
39. Proverbs 19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offence.
40. Proverbs 29:22
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes many transgressions.
41. Proverbs 14:29
Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
42. Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath will pay the penalty, for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.
43. Proverbs 22:24-25
Make no friendship with a man given to anger, nor go with a wrathful man, lest you learn his ways and entangle yourself in a snare.
44. Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
45. Ephesians 4:26-27
Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.
46. James 1:20
For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
47. Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
48. Proverbs 29:11
A fool gives full vent to his spirit, but a wise man quietly holds it back.
49. Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamour and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
50. Proverbs 15:1
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
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51. Matthew 5:21-22
“You have heard that it was said to those of old, ‘You shall not murder; and whoever murders will be liable to judgment.’ But I say to you that everyone angry with his brother will be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother will be liable to the council; and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be liable to the hell of fire.
52. Galatians 5:19-21
Now the works of the flesh are evident: sexual immorality, impurity, sensuality, idolatry, sorcery, enmity, strife, jealousy, fits of anger, rivalries, dissensions, divisions, envy, drunkenness, orgies, and things like these. I warn you, as I warned you before, that those who do such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
53. Proverbs 30:33
For pressing milk produces curds, pressing the nose produces blood, and pressing anger produces strife.
54. Colossians 3:8
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
55. Proverbs 14:17
A man of quick temper acts foolishly, and a man of evil devices is hated.
56. Proverbs 16:32
Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.
57. Proverbs 19:11
Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offence.
58. Proverbs 29:22
A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes many transgressions.
59. Ecclesiastes 7:9
Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.
60. James 1:19-20
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
Conclusion
In conclusion, the Scriptures offer us a wealth of wisdom on how to deal with anger and resentment. By following these teachings, we can learn to manage our emotions, forgive those who have wronged us, and live a more peaceful and fulfilling life.
Let us remember the words of Proverbs 19:11, “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offence.” May we seek to cultivate good sense and patience in our hearts, and may the Scriptures guide us in our journey towards inner peace and forgiveness.