Anger
noun
a strong feeling of annoyance, displeasure, or hostility.
Similar:
annoyance, vexation, exasperation, crossness, irritation, irritability, indignation, pique, displeasure, resentment, rage, fury, wrath, outrage, temper, road rage, air rage, irascibility, ill temper, dyspepsia, spleen, ill humor, tetchiness, testiness, waspishness, aggravation, ire, choler, bile
Opposite: pleasure, good humor
Scripture Study for Anger
Look bellow for Bible references about anger:
James 1:19-20:
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires."
Galatians 5:19-21:
"My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires."
Romans 12:19:
"Never take your own revenge, my dear friends, but leave room for God's wrath; for it is written, “Vengeance is mine, I will repay,” says the Lord."
Ecclesiastes 7:9:
"Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools."
Psalm 37:8:
"Refrain from anger, and forsake wrath! Fret not yourself; it tends only to evil."
Leviticus 19:17-18:
“Do not hate a fellow Israelite in your heart. Rebuke your neighbor frankly so you will not share in their guilt. Do not seek revenge or bear a grudge against anyone among your people, but love your neighbor as yourself. I am the Lord".
Ephesians 4:26-27:
"Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and do not give the devil an opportunity."
Colossians 3:8:
"But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips."
Proverbs 15:1:
"A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger."
Proverbs 22:24-25:
"Do not be a friend with anyone who burns with anger. Don't go around with a person who gets angry easily. You might learn his habits. And then you will be trapped by them."
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 mistreat you. If someone slaps you on one cheek, turn to him the other also."
1 Corinthians 13:4-5:
"Love is patient, love is kind. It does not envy, it does not boast, it is not proud. It does not dishonor others, it is not self-seeking, it is not easily angered, it keeps no record of wrongs."
Ephesians 4:31-32:
"Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice. Be kind to each other, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you."