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What Does the Bible Teach About Righteous Anger?

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It’s easy to be angry in today’s world. Between the dishonesty in our politics, the corruption in our Church, and the incendiary effects of social media, many of us find ourselves feeling exasperated and indignant about one thing or other on a weekly or even daily basis.

When living in this kind of toxic climate, we often start neglecting the incisive words of Scripture: “He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly” (Prov 14:29). It seems there is something to be said for moderating our anger with wisdom.

At the same time, perhaps the presence of real evils in our world and in our Church leaves us wondering what a good kind of anger might look like. Interestingly, the verse from Proverbs doesn’t condemn anger outright; it merely warns that we mustn’t allow our anger to have mastery over us.

With this in mind, let’s explore what the Bible has to say about anger in general, and about righteous anger in particular.

What the Bible Says About Anger

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