James 1:19

The Passion Translation

My dearest brothers and sisters, take this to heart: Be quick to listen, but slow to speak. And be slow to become angry,

Cross References

Proverbs 10:19

If you keep talking, it won’t be long before you’re saying something really wrong. Prove you’re wise from the very start— just bite your tongue and be strong!

Proverbs 13:3

Guard your words and you’ll guard your life, but if you don’t control your tongue, it will ruin everything.

Proverbs 14:17

An impulsive person has a short fuse and can ruin everything, but the wise show self-control.

Proverbs 14:29

When your heart overflows with understanding you’ll be very slow to get angry. But if you have a quick temper, your impatience will be quickly seen by all.

Proverbs 15:18

A touchy, hot-tempered man picks a fight, but the calm, patient man knows how to silence strife.

Proverbs 15:2

When wisdom speaks, understanding becomes attractive. But the words of the fool make their ignorance look laughable.

Proverbs 16:32

Do you want to be a mighty warrior? It’s better to be known as one who is patient and slow to anger. Do you want to conquer a city? Rule over your temper before you attempt to rule a city.

Proverbs 17:14

Don’t be one who is quick to quarrel, for an argument is hard to stop, and you never know how it will end, so don’t even start down that road!

Proverbs 17:27

Can you bridle your tongue when your heart is under pressure? That’s how you show that you are wise. An understanding heart keeps you cool, calm, and collected, no matter what you’re facing.

Proverbs 18:13

Listen before you speak, for to speak before you’ve heard the facts will bring humiliation.

Proverbs 18:21

Your words are so powerful that they will kill or give life, and the talkative person will reap the consequences.

Proverbs 19:11

An understanding person demonstrates patience, for mercy means holding your tongue. When you are insulted, be quick to forgive and forget it, for you are virtuous when you overlook an offense.

Proverbs 19:19

A hot-tempered man has to pay the price for his anger. If you bail him out once, you’ll do it a dozen times.

Proverbs 21:23

Watch your words and be careful what you say, and you’ll be surprised by how few troubles you’ll have.

Proverbs 25:28

If you live without restraint and are unable to control your temper, you’re as helpless as a city with broken-down defenses, open to attack.

Proverbs 29:20

There’s only one kind of person who is worse than a fool: the impetuous one who speaks without thinking first.

Matthew 5:22

But I’m telling you, if you hold anger in your heart toward a fellow believer, you are subject to judgment. And whoever demeans and insults a fellow believer is answerable to the congregation. And whoever calls down curses upon a fellow believer is in danger of being sent to a fiery hell.

Mark 12:37

Since David calls him Lord, how can he be his son?” The large crowd listened to him with delight.

Mark 2:2

Soon there were so many people crowded inside the house to hear him that there was no more room, even outside the door. While Jesus was preaching the word of God,

Luke 15:1

Many dishonest tax collectors and other notorious sinners often gathered around to listen as Jesus taught the people.

Luke 19:48

They could find no reason to accuse him, for he was a hero to the people and the crowds were awestruck by every word he spoke.

Acts 1:15

During this time Peter stood up among the 120 believers who were gathered and said,

Acts 10:33

So I immediately sent my men to bring you here—and you were kind enough to come. And now, here we are, all of us in God’s presence, anxious to hear the message that God has put into your heart to share with us.”

Acts 13:48

When the non-Jewish people in the crowd heard these words, they were thrilled and they honored the word of the Lord. All who believed that they were destined to experience eternal life received the message.

Acts 17:11

They found that the Jews of Berea were of more noble character and much more open minded than those of Thessalonica. They were hungry to learn and eagerly received the word. Every day they opened the scrolls of Scripture to search and examine them, to verify that what Paul taught them was true.

Acts 2:42

Every believer was faithfully devoted to following the teachings of the apostles. Their hearts were mutually linked to one another, sharing communion and coming together regularly for prayer.

Ephesians 4:26

But don’t let the passion of your emotions lead you to sin! Don’t let anger control you or be fuel for revenge, not for even a day.

Ephesians 4:31

Lay aside bitter words, temper tantrums, revenge, profanity, and insults.

Colossians 3:15

Let your heart be always guided by the peace of the Anointed One, who called you to peace as part of his one body. And always be thankful.

1 Thessalonians 2:13

This is why we continually thank God for your lives, because you received our message wholeheartedly. You embraced it not as the fabrication of men but as the word of God. And the word continues to be an energizing force in you who believe.

James 1:16

So my friends, don’t be fooled by your own desires!

James 1:2

My fellow believers, when it seems as though you are facing nothing but difficulties, see it as an invaluable opportunity to experience the greatest joy that you can!

James 1:26

If someone believes they have a relationship with God but fails to guard his words then his heart is drifting away and his religion is shallow and empty.

James 2:1

My dear brothers and sisters, fellow believers in our glorious Lord Jesus Christ—how could we say that we have faith in him and yet we favor one group of people above another?

James 2:5

So listen carefully, my dear brothers and sisters, hasn’t God chosen the poor in the world’s eyes to be those who are rich in faith? And won’t they be the heirs of the kingdom-realm he promised to those who love him?

James 3:10

Out of the same mouth we pour out words of praise one minute and curses the next. My brothers and sisters, this should never be!

James 4:11

Dear friends, as part of God’s family, never speak against another family member, for when you slander a brother or sister you violate God’s law of love. And your duty is not to make yourself a judge of the law of love by saying that it doesn’t apply to you, but your duty is to obey it!

James 5:12

Above all we must be those who never need to verify our speech as truthful by swearing by the heavens or the earth or any other oath. But instead we must be so full of integrity that our “Yes” or “No” is convincing enough and we do not stumble into hypocrisy.

James 5:19

Finally, as members of God’s beloved family, we must go after the one who wanders from the truth and bring him back.

1 John 2:21

So I’m writing to you not because you don’t know the truth, but because you do know it, and no lie belongs to the truth.