What The Bible Says About Anger The LORD is gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and rich in love. Psalms 145:8 ....a forgiving God, gracious and compassionate, slow to anger and abounding in love... Nehemiah 9:17 For his anger lasts only a moment, but his favor lasts a lifetime; weeping may remain for a night, but rejoicing comes in the morning. Psalms 30:5 My dear brothers, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, for man's anger does not bring about the righteous life that God desires. James 1:19, 20 Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools Ecclesiastes 7:9 A quick tempered man does foolish things.... Proverbs 14:17 Better a patient man than a warrior, a man who controls his temper than one who takes a city. Proverbs 16:32 A hot-tempered man stirs up dissension, but a patient man calms a quarrel. Proverbs 15:18