James 1:19

So then, my beloved brothers, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

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In The King James Version

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

In Context

18Having willed it, He brought us forth by a word of truth, so that we might be a sort of firstfruits of His products.

20because a man's anger does not achieve God's righteousness.

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Matthew Henry on James 1:14-19

Procedure and Results of Sin. ( a. d. 61.) 13 Let no man say when he is tempted, I am tempted of God: for God cannot be tempted with evil, neither tempteth he any man: 14 But every man is tempted, when he is drawn away of his own lust, and enticed. 15 Then when lust hath conceived, it bringeth forth sin: and sin, when it is finished, bringeth forth death. 16 Do not err, my beloved brethren. 17 Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no… Read the whole commentary →

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