The Bible Talks about Anger.

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By the numbers.

  • The word Anger appears 238 times in the NLT version of the Bible.
  • The word Anger appears 234 times in the NIV version of the Bible.
  • The word Anger appears 262 times in the KJV version of the Bible.
  • The word Anger appears 213 times in the ESV version of the Bible.
  • Bible Stories about Anger:

    1. Cain and Abel – In the book of Genesis, Cain becomes angry when God shows favoritism towards his brother Abel’s offering over his own. As a result, Cain murders Abel in a fit of rage.

    2. Moses and the Golden Calf – When Moses is up on Mount Sinai receiving the Ten Commandments, the Israelites become impatient and create a golden calf to worship. When Moses discovers this, he becomes enraged and throws the stone tablets, breaking them.

    3. Jonah and the City of Nineveh – In the book of Jonah, the prophet becomes angry with God for sparing the wicked city of Nineveh after they repent. Jonah feels that they deserved punishment and becomes angry with God’s mercy.

    4. Jesus Cleanses the Temple – In the Gospels, Jesus enters the temple and becomes angry at the money changers and merchants who are selling goods within its walls. He overturns their tables and drives them out, declaring that his Father’s house should be a house of prayer, not a marketplace.

    Bible Verses Containing the Word Anger:

    1. Psalm 37:8 – “Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil.”
    2. Proverbs 14:29 – “Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.”
    3. Ephesians 4:26 – “Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,”
    4. Colossians 3:8 – “But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.”
    5. James 1:20 – “For the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.”
    6. Proverbs 19:11 – “Good sense makes one slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.”
    7. Ecclesiastes 7:9 – “Be not quick in your spirit to become angry, for anger lodges in the heart of fools.”
    8. Proverbs 29:22 – “A man of wrath stirs up strife, and one given to anger causes much transgression.”
    9. Psalm 145:8 – “The LORD is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love.”
    10. Nahum 1:3 – “The LORD is slow to anger and great in power, and the LORD will by no means clear the guilty. His way is in whirlwind and storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.”

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