James 1:19
Ye know, my brethren beloved,—but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
In Context
20For, man’s anger, worketh not, God’s righteousness.
Cross References
Numbers 22:27And, when the ass saw the messenger of Yahweh, she sank down under Balaam,—then was Balaam’s anger kindled, and he smote the ass with the staff.
Nehemiah 8:12And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing,—because they had understood the words which were made known unto them.
Nehemiah 9:3So they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Yahweh their God, a fourth part of the day,—and, a fourth part, they were making confession and bowing themselves down, unto Yahweh their God.
Job 32:16Though I waited, yet could they not speak, Surely they came to a stand, they responded no more.
Proverbs 10:19In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence.
Proverbs 14:17The impatient, worketh folly, and, a man of wicked devices, is hated.
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 →