James 1:19

New King James Version

So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Cross References

Nehemiah 8:18

Also day by day, from the first day until the last day, he read from the Book of the Law of God. And they kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day there was a sacred assembly, according to the prescribed manner.

Nehemiah 9:17

They refused to obey, And they were not mindful of Your wonders That You did among them. But they hardened their necks, And in their rebellion They appointed a leader To return to their bondage. But You are God, Ready to pardon, Gracious and merciful, Slow to anger, Abundant in kindness, And did 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 one–fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God.

Job 32:16

And I have waited, because they did not speak, Because they stood still and answered no more.

Proverbs 10:19

In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 14:17

A quick-tempered man acts foolishly, And a man of wicked intentions is hated.

Proverbs 14:29

He who is slow to wrath has great understanding, But he who is impulsive exalts folly.

Proverbs 15:18

A wrathful man stirs up strife, But he who is slow to anger allays contention.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.

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 releasing water; Therefore stop contention before a quarrel starts.

Proverbs 17:27

He who has knowledge spares his words, And a man of understanding is of a calm spirit.

Proverbs 18:13

He who answers a matter before he hears it, It is folly and shame to him.

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 19:11

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger, And his glory is to overlook a transgression.

Proverbs 19:19

A man of great wrath will suffer punishment; For if you rescue him, you will have to do it again.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and tongue Keeps his soul from troubles.

Proverbs 25:28

Whoever has no rule over his own spirit Is like a city broken down, without walls.

Proverbs 29:20

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

Numbers 22:27

And when the donkey saw the Angel of the Lord, she lay down under Balaam; so Balaam’s anger was aroused, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

Matthew 5:22

But I say to you that whoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment. And whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council. But whoever says, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of hell fire.

Mark 12:37

Therefore David himself calls Him ‘Lord’; how is He then his Son?” And the common people heard Him gladly.

Mark 2:2

Immediately many gathered together, so that there was no longer room to receive them, not even near the door. And He preached the word to them.

Luke 15:1

Then all the tax collectors and the sinners drew near to Him to hear Him.

Luke 19:48

and were unable to do anything; for all the people were very attentive to hear Him.

Acts 1:15

And in those days Peter stood up in the midst of the disciples (altogether the number of names was about a hundred and twenty), and said,

Acts 10:33

So I sent to you immediately, and you have done well to come. Now therefore, we are all present before God, to hear all the things commanded you by God.”

Acts 13:48

Now when the Gentiles heard this, they were glad and glorified the word of the Lord. And as many as had been appointed to eternal life believed.

Acts 17:11

These were more fair-minded than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness, and searched the Scriptures daily to find out whether these things were so.

Acts 2:42

And they continued steadfastly in the apostles’ doctrine and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and in prayers.

Ephesians 4:26

“Be angry, and do not sin”: do not let the sun go down on your wrath,

Ephesians 4:31

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice.

Colossians 3:15

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body; and be thankful.

Colossians 3:8

But now you yourselves are to put off all these: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy language out of your mouth.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

For this reason we also thank God without ceasing, because when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you welcomed it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also effectively works in you who believe.

James 1:16

Do not be deceived, my beloved brethren.

James 1:2

My brethren, count it all joy when you fall into various trials,

James 1:26

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.

James 2:1

My brethren, do not hold the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with partiality.

James 2:5

Listen, my beloved brethren: Has God not chosen the poor of this world to be rich in faith and heirs of the kingdom which He promised to those who love Him?

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

James 4:11

Do not speak evil of one another, brethren. He who speaks evil of a brother and judges his brother, speaks evil of 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,” “No,” lest you fall into judgment.

James 5:19

Brethren, if anyone among you wanders from the truth, and someone turns him back,

1 John 2:21

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