Bible Verses About Righteous Anger

Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,

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

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

Pour out thine indignation upon them, and let thy wrathful anger take hold of them.

Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

Seeing it is a righteous thing with God to recompense tribulation to them that trouble you;

An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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

And the Spirit of God came upon Saul when he heard those tidings, and his anger was kindled greatly.

Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

Who knoweth the power of thine anger? even according to thy fear, so is thy wrath.

Dare any of you, having a matter against another, go to law before the unjust, and not before the saints?

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

And God said to Jonah, Doest thou well to be angry for the gourd? And he said, I do well to be angry, even unto death.

And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,

But when king David heard of all these things, he was very wroth.

But if our unrighteousness commend the righteousness of God, what shall we say? Is God unrighteous who taketh vengeance? (I speak as a man)

Cast abroad the rage of thy wrath: and behold every one that is proud, and abase him.

But he that did his neighbour wrong thrust him away, saying, Who made thee a ruler and a judge over us?

God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

So will I make my fury toward thee to rest, and my jealousy shall depart from thee, and I will be quiet, and will be no more angry.

For behold this selfsame thing, that ye sorrowed after a godly sort, what carefulness it wrought in you, yea, what clearing of yourselves, yea, what indignation, yea, what fear, yea, what vehement desire, yea, what zeal, yea, what revenge! In all things ye have approved yourselves to be clear in this matter.

Surely the wrath of man shall praise thee: the remainder of wrath shalt thou restrain.

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

O Assyrian, the rod of mine anger, and the staff in their hand is mine indignation.

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

For the iniquity of his covetousness was I wroth, and smote him: I hid me, and was wroth, and he went on frowardly in the way of his heart.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Thus shall mine anger be accomplished, and I will cause my fury to rest upon them, and I will be comforted: and they shall know that I the Lord have spoken it in my zeal, when I have accomplished my fury in them.

And I myself will fight against you with an outstretched hand and with a strong arm, even in anger, and in fury, and in great wrath.

God is jealous, and the Lord revengeth; the Lord revengeth, and is furious; the Lord will take vengeance on his adversaries, and he reserveth wrath for his enemies.

Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him.

And having in a readiness to revenge all disobedience, when your obedience is fulfilled.

(For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)

For they provoked him to anger with their high places, and moved him to jealousy with their graven images.

Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also.

The Lord judge between me and thee, and the Lord avenge me of thee: but mine hand shall not be upon thee.