The word in Scripture

Anger in the Bible

The word anger appears 234 times in the King James Version of the Bible. Anger is strong displeasure; God's anger is just, and ours is to be slow and holy. And like every true word of Scripture, it finds its fullness in Jesus Christ.

What anger means in the Bible

Anger is strong displeasure; God's anger is just, and ours is to be slow and holy.

Where the word anger appears

Here are 8 of the passages where the word anger appears, chosen from across the Scriptures, in the words of the King James Bible:

“For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.”Psalms 30:5

“There is no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither is there any rest in my bones because of my sin.”Psalms 38:3

“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”Proverbs 16:32

“The fear of a king is as the roaring of a lion: whoso provoketh him to anger sinneth against his own soul.”Proverbs 20:2

“I have commanded my sanctified ones, I have also called my mighty ones for mine anger, even them that rejoice in my highness.”Isaiah 13:3

“For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.”Isaiah 48:9

“But I say, Did not Israel know? First Moses saith, I will provoke you to jealousy by them that are no people, and by a foolish nation I will anger you.”Romans 10:19

“Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:”Ephesians 4:31