Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Refrain from Anger

Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
    do not fret—it leads only to evil.

~ Psalm 37:8 (NIV)

Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath, But a harsh word stirs up anger. ~ Proverbs 15:1 (NASB)

A Gentle Answer

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. ~ Proverbs 15:1 (NIV)

Eternal Life

36 He who believes in the Son has eternal life; but he who does not obey the Son will not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him.” ~ John 3:36 (NASB)

A Soft Answer

1 A soft answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
    but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3 3 The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
    keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 4 A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
    but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.

Proverbs 15:1-4 (ESV)

Permanently Get Rid of These

5 Put to death therefore what is earthly in you: sexual immorality, impurity, passion, evil desire, and covetousness, which is idolatry. 6 On account of these the wrath of God is coming. 7 In these you too once walked, when you were living in them. 8 But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old self with its practices 10 and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge after the image of its creator. 11 Here there is not Greek and Jew, circumcised and uncircumcised, barbarian, Scythian, slave, free; but Christ is all, and in all. Colossians 3:5-11 (ESV)

Be Still...

7 Be still before the Lord and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
8 Refrain from anger and turn from wrath;
do not fret—it leads only to evil.

~ Psalm 37:7-8 (NIV 1984)

Get Rid of It

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. ~ Ephesians 4:31 (ESV)

Don't Be Deceived

Let no one deceive you with empty words, for because of such things God’s wrath comes on those who are disobedient. ~ Ephesians 5:6 (NIV 1984)

Just Build Up...

29 Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear. 30 And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice. 32 Be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, as God in Christ forgave you. ~ Ephesians 4:29-32 (ESV)