James 1:19

New American Bible - revised edition

Know this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:18

Ezra read from the book of the law of God day after day, from the first day to the last. They kept the feast for seven days, and the solemn assembly on the eighth day, as was required.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and no longer remembered the wonders you had worked for them. They were obdurate and appointed a leader in order to return to their slavery in Egypt. But you are a forgiving God, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and rich in mercy; you did not forsake them.

Nehemiah 9:3

When they had taken their places, they read from the book of the law of the Lord their God, for a fourth of the day, and during another fourth they made their confession and bowed down before the Lord their God.

Job 32:16

Must I wait? Now that they speak no more, and have ceased to make reply,

Proverbs 10:19

Where words are many, sin is not wanting; but those who restrain their lips do well.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their mouths preserve themselves; those who open wide their lips bring ruin.

Proverbs 14:17

The quick-tempered make fools of themselves, and schemers are hated.

Proverbs 14:29

Long-suffering results in great wisdom; a short temper raises folly high.

Proverbs 15:18

The ill-tempered stir up strife, but the patient settle disputes.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise pours out knowledge, but the mouth of fools spews folly.

Proverbs 16:32

The patient are better than warriors, and those who rule their temper, better than the conqueror of a city.

Proverbs 17:14

The start of strife is like the opening of a dam; check a quarrel before it bursts forth!

Proverbs 17:27

Those who spare their words are truly knowledgeable, and those who are discreet are intelligent.

Proverbs 18:13

Whoever answers before listening, theirs is folly and shame.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who choose one shall eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:11

It is good sense to be slow to anger, and an honor to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:19

A wrathful person bears the penalty; after one rescue, you will have it to do again.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard mouth and tongue guard themselves from trouble.

Proverbs 25:28

A city breached and left defenseless are those who do not control their temper.

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see someone hasty in speech? There is more hope for a fool!

Numbers 22:27

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord there, she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger flared up and he beat the donkey with his stick.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you, whoever is angry with his brother will be liable to judgment, and whoever says to his brother, ‘Raqa,’ will be answerable to the Sanhedrin, and whoever says, ‘You fool,’ will be liable to fiery Gehenna.

Mark 12:37

David himself calls him ‘lord’; so how is he his son?” [The] great crowd heard this with delight. Denunciation of the Scribes.

Mark 2:2

Many gathered together so that there was no longer room for them, not even around the door, and he preached the word to them.

Luke 15:1

The tax collectors and sinners were all drawing near to listen to him,

Luke 19:48

but they could find no way to accomplish their purpose because all the people were hanging on his words.

Acts 1:15

During those days Peter stood up in the midst of the brothers (there was a group of about one hundred and twenty persons in the one place). He said,

Acts 10:33

So I sent for you immediately, and you were kind enough to come. Now therefore we are all here in the presence of God to listen to all that you have been commanded by the Lord.” Peter’s Speech.

Acts 13:48

The Gentiles were delighted when they heard this and glorified the word of the Lord. All who were destined for eternal life came to believe,

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with all willingness and examined the scriptures daily to determine whether these things were so.

Acts 2:42

They devoted themselves to the teaching of the apostles and to the communal life, to the breaking of the bread and to the prayers.

Ephesians 4:26

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

Ephesians 4:31

All bitterness, fury, anger, shouting, and reviling must be removed from you, along with all malice.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of Christ control your hearts, the peace into which you were also called in one body. And be thankful.

Colossians 3:8

But now you must put them all away: anger, fury, malice, slander, and obscene language out of your mouths.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And for this reason we too give thanks to God unceasingly, that, in receiving the word of God from hearing us, you received not a human word but, as it truly is, the word of God, which is now at work in you who believe.

James 1:16

Do not be deceived, my beloved brothers:

James 1:2

Consider it all joy, my brothers, when you encounter various trials,

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.

James 2:1

My brothers, show no partiality as you adhere to the faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brothers. Did not God choose those who are poor in the world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom that he promised to those who love him?

James 3:10

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. This need not be so, my brothers.

James 4:11

Do not speak evil of one another, brothers. Whoever speaks evil of a brother or judges his brother speaks evil of the law and judges the law. If you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.

James 5:12

But above all, my brothers, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or with any other oath, but let your “Yes” mean “Yes” and your “No” mean “No,” that you may not incur condemnation. Anointing of the Sick.

James 5:19

My brothers, if anyone among you should stray from the truth and someone bring him back,

1 John 2:21

I write to you not because you do not know the truth but because you do, and because every lie is alien to the truth.