95 Bible Verses about Anger

Here are 95 Bible verses about anger, curated from both the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, King James Version, arranged from most to least relevant.

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Proverbs 14:29 KJV

²⁹ He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.

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Psalm 37:8 KJV

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

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Proverbs 15:1 KJV

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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James 1:20 KJV

²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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Ephesians 4:26 KJV

²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

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James 1:19 KJV

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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Proverbs 29:11 KJV

¹¹ A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.

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Ecclesiastes 7:9 KJV

⁹ Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

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Proverbs 19:11 KJV

¹¹ The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.

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James 1:19-20 KJV

¹⁹ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: ²⁰ For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.

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Ephesians 4:31 KJV

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:

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Ephesians 4:26-27 KJV

²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ²⁷ Neither give place to the devil.

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Proverbs 16:32 KJV

³² He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

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Proverbs 15:18 KJV

¹⁸ A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.

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Colossians 3:8 KJV

⁸ But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

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Matthew 5:22 KJV

²² 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.

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Psalm 103:8 KJV

⁸ The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

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1 Corinthians 13:4-5 KJV

⁴ Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, ⁵ Doth not behave itself unseemly, seeketh not her own, is not easily provoked, thinketh no evil;

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Proverbs 12:16 KJV

¹⁶ A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.

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Galatians 5:12 KJV

¹² I would they were even cut off which trouble you.

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Proverbs 14:17 KJV

¹⁷ He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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Proverbs 22:24 KJV

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

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Leviticus 19:17-18 KJV

¹⁷ Thou shalt not hate thy brother in thine heart: thou shalt in any wise rebuke thy neighbour, and not suffer sin upon him. ¹⁸ Thou shalt not avenge, nor bear any grudge against the children of thy people, but thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself: I am the Lord.

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Psalm 7:11 KJV

¹¹ God judgeth the righteous, and God is angry with the wicked every day.

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Psalm 37:8-9 KJV

⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. ⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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Romans 12:19 KJV

¹⁹ Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord.

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Proverbs 29:22 KJV

²² An angry man stirreth up strife, and a furious man aboundeth in transgression.

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Ephesians 4:31-32 KJV

³¹ Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice: ³² And be ye kind one to another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God for Christ’s sake hath forgiven you.

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Galatians 5:19-21 KJV

¹⁹ Now the works of the flesh are manifest, which are these; Adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lasciviousness, ²⁰ Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, ²¹ Envyings, murders, drunkenness, revellings, and such like: of the which I tell you before, as I have also told you in time past, that they which do such things shall not inherit the kingdom of …

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Jeremiah 3:12 KJV

¹² Go and proclaim these words toward the north, and say, Return, thou backsliding Israel, saith the Lord; and I will not cause mine anger to fall upon you: for I am merciful, saith the Lord, and I will not keep anger for ever.

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Proverbs 20:3 KJV

³ It is an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

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Proverbs 25:28 KJV

²⁸ He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

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Psalm 4:4 KJV

⁴ Stand in awe, and sin not: commune with your own heart upon your bed, and be still. Selah.

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James 4:1-2 KJV

¹ From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? ² Ye lust, and have not: ye kill, and desire to have, and cannot obtain: ye fight and war, yet ye have not, because ye ask not.

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Proverbs 22:24-25 KJV

²⁴ Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go: ²⁵ Lest thou learn his ways, and get a snare to thy soul.

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Proverbs 10:12 KJV

¹² Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.

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1 Timothy 2:8 KJV

⁸ I will therefore that men pray every where, lifting up holy hands, without wrath and doubting.

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Proverbs 13:10 KJV

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.

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Titus 1:7 KJV

⁷ For a bishop must be blameless, as the steward of God; not selfwilled, not soon angry, not given to wine, no striker, not given to filthy lucre;

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2 Kings 17:18 KJV

¹⁸ Therefore the Lord was very angry with Israel, and removed them out of his sight: there was none left but the tribe of Judah only.

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Mark 7:20-23 KJV

²⁰ And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man. ²¹ For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, ²² Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: ²³ All these evil things come from within, and defile the man.

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Hebrews 3:12 KJV

¹² Take heed, brethren, lest there be in any of you an evil heart of unbelief, in departing from the living God.

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Ephesians 4:1-32 KJV

¹ I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, ² With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love; ³ Endeavouring to keep the unity of the Spirit in the bond of peace. ⁴ There is one body, and one Spirit, even as ye are called in one hope of your calling; …

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Ephesians 4:26-31 KJV

²⁶ Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath: ²⁷ Neither give place to the devil. ²⁸ Let him that stole steal no more: but rather let him labour, working with his hands the thing which is good, that he may have to give to him that needeth. ²⁹ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of …

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Jonah 4:4 KJV

⁴ Then said the Lord, Doest thou well to be angry?

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Proverbs 17:27 KJV

²⁷ He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

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Proverbs 19:19 KJV

¹⁹ A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.

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Revelation 1:1 KJV

¹ The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

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Ephesians 6:4 KJV

⁴ And, ye fathers, provoke not your children to wrath: but bring them up in the nurture and admonition of the Lord.

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Romans 12:21 KJV

²¹ Be not overcome of evil, but overcome evil with good.

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Proverbs 14:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident. ¹⁷ He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

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Mark 3:5 KJV

⁵ And when he had looked round about on them with anger, being grieved for the hardness of their hearts, he saith unto the man, Stretch forth thine hand. And he stretched it out: and his hand was restored whole as the other.

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Proverbs 30:33 KJV

³³ Surely the churning of milk bringeth forth butter, and the wringing of the nose bringeth forth blood: so the forcing of wrath bringeth forth strife.

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Galatians 5:22-23 KJV

²² But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, ²³ Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.

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Job 5:2 KJV

² For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.

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Exodus 34:6 KJV

⁶ And the Lord passed by before him, and proclaimed, The Lord, The Lord God, merciful and gracious, longsuffering, and abundant in goodness and truth,

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Proverbs 29:9 KJV

⁹ If a wise man contendeth with a foolish man, whether he rage or laugh, there is no rest.

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1 Peter 5:7 KJV

⁷ Casting all your care upon him; for he careth for you.

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Galatians 5:16 KJV

¹⁶ This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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Philippians 2:14 KJV

¹⁴ Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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Nahum 1:3 KJV

³ The Lord is slow to anger, and great in power, and will not at all acquit the wicked: the Lord hath his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

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Luke 6:31 KJV

³¹ And as ye would that men should do to you, do ye also to them likewise.

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Isaiah 48:9 KJV

⁹ For my name’s sake will I defer mine anger, and for my praise will I refrain for thee, that I cut thee not off.

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Psalm 30:5 KJV

⁵ For his anger endureth but a moment; in his favour is life: weeping may endure for a night, but joy cometh in the morning.

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Ephesians 4:29 KJV

²⁹ Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

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Proverbs 15:1-3 KJV

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. ² The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. ³ The eyes of the Lord are in every place, beholding the evil and the good.

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Matthew 5:21-24 KJV

²¹ Ye have heard that it was said of them of old time, Thou shalt not kill; and whosoever shall kill shall be in danger of the judgment: ²² 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. …

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Proverbs 4:23 KJV

²³ Keep thy heart with all diligence; for out of it are the issues of life.

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James 1:2 KJV

² My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;

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1 Corinthians 13:3 KJV

³ And though I bestow all my goods to feed the poor, and though I give my body to be burned, and have not charity, it profiteth me nothing.

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Genesis 4:5-8 KJV

⁵ But unto Cain and to his offering he had not respect. And Cain was very wroth, and his countenance fell. ⁶ And the Lord said unto Cain, Why art thou wroth? and why is thy countenance fallen? ⁷ If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee shall be his desire, and thou shalt rule over him. ⁸ And …

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Proverbs 16:29 KJV

²⁹ A violent man enticeth his neighbour, and leadeth him into the way that is not good.

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Proverbs 21:19 KJV

¹⁹ It is better to dwell in the wilderness, than with a contentious and an angry woman.

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1 John 3:15 KJV

¹⁵ Whosoever hateth his brother is a murderer: and ye know that no murderer hath eternal life abiding in him.

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Colossians 3:12-13 KJV

¹² Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind, meekness, longsuffering; ¹³ Forbearing one another, and forgiving one another, if any man have a quarrel against any: even as Christ forgave you, so also do ye.

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Proverbs 27:4 KJV

⁴ Wrath is cruel, and anger is outrageous; but who is able to stand before envy?

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Romans 2:5 KJV

⁵ But after thy hardness and impenitent heart treasurest up unto thyself wrath against the day of wrath and revelation of the righteous judgment of God;

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Proverbs 29:8 KJV

⁸ Scornful men bring a city into a snare: but wise men turn away wrath.

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2 Corinthians 10:5 KJV

⁵ Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ;

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Psalm 37:7-9 KJV

⁷ Rest in the Lord, and wait patiently for him: fret not thyself because of him who prospereth in his way, because of the man who bringeth wicked devices to pass. ⁸ Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil. ⁹ For evildoers shall be cut off: but those that wait upon the Lord, they shall inherit the earth.

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John 3:16-17 KJV

¹⁶ For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. ¹⁷ For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.

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1 Kings 11:9 KJV

⁹ And the Lord was angry with Solomon, because his heart was turned from the Lord God of Israel, which had appeared unto him twice,

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Galatians 5:20 KJV

²⁰ Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies,

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Mark 7:2 KJV

² And when they saw some of his disciples eat bread with defiled, that is to say, with unwashen, hands, they found fault.

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1 Peter 3:9 KJV

⁹ Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.

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Romans 1:18 KJV

¹⁸ For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hold the truth in unrighteousness;

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Leviticus 19:2 KJV

² Speak unto all the congregation of the children of Israel, and say unto them, Ye shall be holy: for I the Lord your God am holy.

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2 Corinthians 12:20 KJV

²⁰ For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults:

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1 John 2:1-29 KJV

¹ My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: ² And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for the sins of the whole world. ³ And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments. ⁴ He that saith, I know him, and …

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Colossians 3:6 KJV

⁶ For which things’ sake the wrath of God cometh on the children of disobedience:

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Proverbs 27:3 KJV

³ A stone is heavy, and the sand weighty; but a fool’s wrath is heavier than them both.

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Philippians 2:13 KJV

¹³ For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his good pleasure.

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Proverbs 6:34 KJV

³⁴ For jealousy is the rage of a man: therefore he will not spare in the day of vengeance.

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Ephesians 5:6 KJV

⁶ Let no man deceive you with vain words: for because of these things cometh the wrath of God upon the children of disobedience.

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Proverbs 13:10-12 KJV

¹⁰ Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom. ¹¹ Wealth gotten by vanity shall be diminished: but he that gathereth by labour shall increase. ¹² Hope deferred maketh the heart sick: but when the desire cometh, it is a tree of life.

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