James 1:19 - Revised Standard Version CI

¹⁹ Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁹ Understand [this], my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear [a ready listener], slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁹ Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Common English Bible

¹⁹ Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁹ You know this, my most beloved brothers. So let every man be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to anger.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁹ You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger.

James 1:19 Cross References

Nehemiah 8:18

And day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read from the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

Nehemiah 9:17

they refused to obey, and were not mindful of the wonders which thou didst perform among them; but they stiffened their neck and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But thou art a God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and abounding in steadfast love, and didst not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:3

And they stood up in their place and read from the book of the law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day; for another fourth of it they made confession and worshiped the Lord their God.

Job 32:16

And shall I wait, because they do not speak, because they stand there, and answer no more?

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 14:17

A man of quick temper acts foolishly, but a man of discretion is patient.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A hot-tempered man stirs up strife, but he who is slow to anger quiets contention.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise dispenses knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 16:32

He who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The beginning of strife is like letting out water; so quit before the quarrel breaks out.

Proverbs 17:27

He who restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 18:13

If one gives answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Proverbs 19:11

Good sense makes a man slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath will pay the penalty; for if you deliver him, you will only have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:23

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 25:28

A man without self-control is like a city broken into and left without walls.

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Numbers 22:27

When the ass saw the angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; and Balaam's anger was kindled, and he struck the ass with his staff.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that every one who is angry with his brother shall be liable to judgment; whoever insults his brother shall be liable to the council, and whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be liable to the hell of fire.

Mark 12:37

David himself calls him Lord; so how is he his son?” And the great throng heard him gladly.

Mark 2:2

And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer room for them, not even about the door; and he was preaching the word to them.

Luke 15:1

Now the tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to hear him.

Luke 19:48

but they did not find anything they could do, for all the people hung upon his words.

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the brethren (the company of persons was in all about a hundred and twenty), and said,

Acts 10:33

So I sent to you at once, and you have been kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God, to hear all that you have been commanded by the Lord.”

Acts 13:48

And when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of God; and as many as were ordained to eternal life believed.

Acts 17:11

Now these Jews were more noble than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all eagerness, examining the scriptures daily to see if these things were so.

Acts 2:42

And they devoted themselves to the apostles' teaching and fellowship, to the breaking of bread and the prayers.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry but do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, with all malice,

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, to which indeed you were called in the one body. And be thankful.

Colossians 3:8

But now put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and foul talk from your mouth.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And we also thank God constantly for this, that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of men but as what it really is, the word of God, which is at work in you believers.

James 1:16

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

James 1:2

Count it all joy, my brethren, when you meet various trials,

James 1:26

If any one thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 2:1

My brethren, show no partiality as you hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brethren. Has not God chosen those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which he has promised to those who love him?

James 3:10

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.

James 4:11

Do not speak evil against one another, brethren. He that speaks evil against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

James 5:12

But above all, my brethren, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no be no, that you may not fall under condemnation.

James 5:19

My brethren, if any one among you wanders from the truth and some one brings him back,

1 John 2:21

I write to you, not because you do not know the truth, but because you know it, and know that no lie is of the truth.