Quotes about Anger
“Why are you angry,” said the LORD to Cain, “and why has your countenance fallen?
— Genesis 4:6
Then Lamech said to his wives: “Adah and Zillah, hear my voice; wives of Lamech, listen to my speech. For I have slain a man for wounding me, a young man for striking me.
— Genesis 4:23
Then Sarai said to Abram, “May the wrong done to me be upon you! I delivered my servant into your arms, and ever since she saw that she was pregnant, she has treated me with contempt. May the LORD judge between you and me.”
— Genesis 16:5
Then Abraham said, “May the Lord not be angry, but let me speak further. Suppose thirty are found there?” He replied, “If I find thirty there, I will not do it.”
— Genesis 18:30
Esau held a grudge against Jacob because of the blessing his father had given him. And Esau said in his heart, “The days of mourning for my father are at hand; then I will kill my brother Jacob.”
— Genesis 27:41
Stay with him for a while, until your brother’s fury subsides—
— Genesis 27:44
Jacob became angry with Rachel and said, “Am I in the place of God, who has withheld children from you?”
— Genesis 30:2
Then Jacob became incensed and challenged Laban. “What is my crime?” he said. “For what sin of mine have you so hotly pursued me?
— Genesis 31:36
Three days later, while they were still in pain, two of Jacob’s sons (Dinah’s brothers Simeon and Levi) took their swords, went into the unsuspecting city, and slaughtered every male.
— Genesis 34:25
When his master heard the story his wife told him, saying, “This is what your slave did to me,” he burned with anger.
— Genesis 39:19
Pharaoh was once angry with his servants, and he put me and the chief baker in the custody of the captain of the guard.
— Genesis 41:10
Then Judah approached Joseph and said, “Sir, please let your servant speak personally to my lord. Do not be angry with your servant, for you are equal to Pharaoh himself.
— Genesis 44:18