ANGER LEADS TO EVIL ACTIONS
Psalm 37:8 (CEB) Let go of anger and leave rage behind! Don't get upset—it will only lead to evil.
SHOWING ANGER IS FOOLISH
Proverbs 12:16 (TLB) A fool is quick-tempered; a wise man stays cool when insulted.
BEING QUICK-TEMPERED IS FOOLISH
Ecclesiastes 7:9 (TLB) Don’t be quick-tempered—that is being a fool.
ANGER CAN GIVE SATAN A PLACE IN YOUR LIFE
Ephesians 4:26-27 (TLB) 26 If you are angry, don’t sin by nursing your grudge. Don’t let the sun go down with you still angry—get over it quickly; 27 for when you are angry, you give a mighty foothold to the devil.
CHRISTIANS SHOULD GET RID OF ANGER
Colossians 3:8 (TLB) But now is the time to cast off and throw away all these rotten garments of anger, hatred, cursing, and dirty language.
BE SLOW TO BECOME ANGRY
James 1:19 (TLB) Dear brothers, don’t ever forget that it is best to listen much, speak little, and not become angry.
QUOTE OF THE DAY
Don't get angry at the person who acts in ways that displease you. Give him the smile he lacks. Spread the sunshine of your Lord's limitless love.
Joni Eareckson Tada [Draper's Book of Quotations for the Christian World]
Verse source: NLTse Bible Verse Finder, Holy Bible, New Living Translation, 1996, 2004 by Tyndale Charitable Trust. Database © 2005 WORDsearch Corp
