James 1:19

New English Translation

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:18

Ezra read in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day to the last. They observed the festival for seven days, and on the eighth day they held an assembly as was required.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey and did not recall your miracles that you had performed among them. Instead, they rebelled and appointed a leader to return to their bondage in Egypt. But you are a God of forgiveness, merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and unfailing in your loyal love. You did not abandon them,

Nehemiah 9:3

For one-fourth of the day they stood in their place and read from the book of the law of the lord their God, and for another fourth they were confessing their sins and worshiping the lord their God.

Job 32:16

And I have waited. But because they do not speak, because they stand there and answer no more,

Proverbs 10:19

When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Proverbs 14:17

A person who has a quick temper does foolish things, and a person with crafty schemes is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

The one who is slow to anger has great understanding, but the one who has a quick temper exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A quick-tempered person stirs up dissension, but one who is slow to anger calms a quarrel.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

Proverbs 16:32

Better to be slow to anger than to be a mighty warrior, and one who controls his temper is better than one who captures a city.

Proverbs 17:14

Starting a quarrel is like letting out water; stop it before strife breaks out!

Proverbs 17:27

The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning.

Proverbs 18:13

The one who gives an answer before he listens – that is his folly and his shame.

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 19:11

A person’s wisdom makes him slow to anger, and it is his glory to overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:19

A person with great anger bears the penalty, but if you deliver him from it once, you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

Proverbs 25:28

Like a city that is broken down and without a wall, so is a person who cannot control his temper.

Proverbs 29:20

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

Numbers 22:27

When the donkey saw the angel of the Lord, she crouched down under Balaam. Then Balaam was angry, and he beat his donkey with a staff.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that anyone who is angry with a brother will be subjected to judgment. And whoever insults a brother will be brought before the council, and whoever says ‘Fool’ will be sent to fiery hell.

Mark 12:37

If David himself calls him ‘Lord,’ how can he be his son?” And the large crowd was listening to him with delight.

Mark 2:2

So many gathered that there was no longer any room, not even by the door, and he preached the word to them.

Luke 15:1

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

Luke 19:48

but they could not find a way to do it, for all the people hung on his words.

Acts 1:15

In those days Peter stood up among the believers (a gathering of about one hundred and twenty people) and said,

Acts 10:33

Therefore I sent for you at once, and you were kind enough to come. So now we are all here in the presence of God to listen to everything the Lord has commanded you to say to us.”

Acts 13:48

When the Gentiles heard this, they began to rejoice and praise the word of the Lord, and all who had been appointed for eternal life believed.

Acts 17:11

These Jews were more open-minded than those in Thessalonica, for they eagerly received the message, examining the scriptures carefully every day to see if these things were so.

Acts 2:42

They were devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.

Ephesians 4:26

Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on the cause of your anger.

Ephesians 4:31

You must put away every kind of bitterness, anger, wrath, quarreling, and evil, slanderous talk.

Colossians 3:15

Let the peace of Christ be in control in your heart (for you were in fact called as one body to this peace), and be thankful.

Colossians 3:8

But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

And so we too constantly thank God that when you received God’s message that you heard from us, you accepted it not as a human message, but as it truly is, God’s message, which is at work among you who believe.

James 1:16

Do not be led astray, my dear brothers and sisters.

James 1:2

My brothers and sisters, consider it nothing but joy when you fall into all sorts of trials,

James 1:26

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

James 2:1

My brothers and sisters, do not show prejudice if you possess faith in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ.

James 2:5

Listen, my dear brothers and sisters! Did not God choose the 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. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

James 4:11

Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

James 5:12

And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your “Yes” be yes and your “No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

James 5:19

My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

1 John 2:21

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