That heat you're feeling is human - even the Bible doesn't ask you to pretend it away. It just asks you not to let it settle in overnight.
“Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath.”
More verses for when anger rises
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“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”
Listening first buys your heart a little time.
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“A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.”
The next thing you say can lower the temperature.
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“Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.”
You're allowed to set it down before it turns into something you regret.
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“He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.”
Holding steady is its own kind of strength.
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“He that is slow to wrath is of great understanding: but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly.”
Pausing isn't losing. It's choosing.
A short prayer when you're angry
Lord, I'm angry, and you already know why. Help me not to say or do what I'll regret. Cool what's burning in me, show me what's underneath it, and guide my next words. Amen.