Bible Verses About Be Slow to Anger

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

Neither give place to the devil.

And rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto the LORD your God: for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repenteth him of the evil.

For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

The LORD is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the LORD hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

And he prayed unto the LORD, and said, I pray thee, O LORD, was not this my saying, when I was yet in my country? Therefore I fled before unto Tarshish: for I knew that thou art a gracious God, and merciful, slow to anger, and of great kindness, and repentest thee of the evil.

The LORD is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

The LORD is gracious, and full of compassion; slow to anger, and of great mercy.