Romans 12:21 – Do not be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

Ephesians 4:26, 29, 31 – “Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath. Let no corrupt word
proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. Let all
bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

“Stop being angry! Turn from your rage! Do not lose your temper – it only leads to harm.” — Psalm 37:8

James 1:19-20 – So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath; for the
wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Colossians 3:8 – But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of
your mouth.

2 Timothy 2:24-26 – And a servant of the Lord must not quarrel but be gentle to all, able to teach, patient, in humility
correcting those who are in opposition, if God perhaps will grant them repentance, so that they may know the truth, and
that they may come to their senses and escape the snare of the devil, having been taken captive by him to do his will.

Everyday anger wrecks friendships, destroys marriages, greatly reduces personal and corporate productivity, and
ravages human emotions. When we fail to deal with it properly, anger is a corrosive agent that eats a hole in our hearts.
And it inevitably spills over from us to others. The end result is ugly and painful.

God says that we are to put a stop to anger. It should not be given a place in us.
Putting a stop to anger starts with knowing what causes it. Anger is a by-product of certain ways of thinking.

We get angry when:

Our expectations are unmet.
Our pride is offended.
The pursuit of our goals is blocked.
Our feelings are hurt.

To be angry is not a sin, but how we respond to anger can be. Proverbs 15:18 says, “A hot tempered person stirs up
conflict, but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.” Giving full vent to our anger doesn’t change the situation. In fact, it
can make it worse.

Maybe you don’t express anger through gestures or words, but instead, choose to bottle it up. Holding anger in is just as
sinful as blowing up. Unconfessed hurt turns to bitterness and resentment, which separate us from God and others
(Psalm 66:18, Mark 11:25).

God knows the motives of our hearts; He is not fooled by outward appearances. As we share our struggles and open
ourselves to correction, God frees us from sin. Correction may not be easy to hear, but the path without correction is far
more dangerous. Proverbs 15:10 says, “Stern discipline awaits anyone who leaves the path; the one who hates
correction will die.”

It is hard to allow someone to correct us. Pride tells us to be defensive and stand our ground, but through discipline, God
draws us closer to Him.

Make a conscious decision that you are going to give up your anger. Turn your disappointments, offenses, frustrations
and hurts over to God. Determine that you will do whatever necessary to make sure that anger doesn’t invade you,
poison or pollute you. Forgive people. Accept disappointments and delays patiently, trusting God’s plan and timing.
Don’t stiffen yourself with pride. Be humble. Simply let it go!

HERE ARE THREE WAYS TO DEAL WITH ANGER BIBLICALLY:

1. Ask for the Holy Spirit to increase the fruit of the Spirit in your life (Galatians 5:22–23). When we’re angry, it’s actually
the quickest path to being pruned and prepared for incredible growth. And understand that we absolutely need the Holy
Spirit’s power to mature us here!
2. Address the anger head on by making peace with the person or situation you’re angry with. Jesus teaches us that
conflict is actually the path to peace (Matthew 18:15–17; Matthew 5:23–24). Lashing out and attacking is not the way
Christians do conflict. But avoiding it altogether and seething in anger is unbiblical as well.

3. Ask if your anger is righteous and justified—which is sometimes the case. And if so, does it require action? Is there evil
or injustice to confront? Someone who is weak to defend? If so, act! But don’t do so to give “vent to your spirit” just to
make yourself feel better. Be angry, but do not sin (Psalm 4:4). Righteous anger is aligned with God. It’s being angry at
what makes God angry.