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

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Eccl. 5:2• ²Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few. (Eccl. 5:2)

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Prov. 16:32• ³²He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. (Prov. 16:32)

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Neh. 8:2‑3,12‑14,18• ²And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation, both of men and women, and all that could hear with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.
³And he read in it before the open place that was before the water-gate from the morning until midday, in presence of the men and the women, and those that could understand. And the ears of all the people were attentive to the book of the law.
¹²And all the people went their way, to eat and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great rejoicing. For they had understood the words that were declared to them.
¹³And on the second day were gathered together the chief fathers of all the people, the priests, and the Levites, to Ezra the scribe, even to gain wisdom as to the words of the law.
¹⁴And they found written in the law which Jehovah had commanded through Moses, that the children of Israel should dwell in booths in the feast of the seventh month,
¹⁸Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. And they observed the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance. (Neh. 8:2‑3,12‑14,18)

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Neh. 9:3• ³And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth part of the day; and a fourth part they confessed, and worshipped Jehovah their God. (Neh. 9:3)

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Prov. 8:32‑35• ³²And now, sons, hearken unto me, and blessed are they that keep my ways:
³³hear instruction and be wise, and refuse it not.
³⁴Blessed is the man that heareth me, watching daily at my gates, waiting at the posts of my doors.
³⁵For whoso findeth me findeth life, and obtaineth favour of Jehovah; (Prov. 8:32‑35)

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Eccl. 5:1• ¹Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and draw near to hear, rather than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil. (Eccl. 5:1)

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Mark 2:2• ²and straightway many were gathered together, so that there was no longer any room, not even at the door; and he spoke the word to them. (Mark 2:2)

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Mark 12:37• ³⁷David himself therefore calls him Lord, and whence is he his son? And the mass of the people heard him gladly. (Mark 12:37)

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Luke 15:1• ¹And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming near to him to hear him; (Luke 15:1)

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Luke 19:48• ⁴⁸and did not find what they could do, for all the people hung on him to hear. (Luke 19:48)

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Acts 2:42• ⁴²And they persevered in the teaching and fellowship of the apostles, in breaking of bread and prayers. (Acts 2:42)

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Acts 10:33• ³³Immediately therefore I sent to thee, and *thou* hast well done in coming. Now therefore *we* are all present before God to hear all things that are commanded thee of God. (Acts 10:33)

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Acts 13:42‑44,48• ⁴²And as they went out they begged that these words might be spoken to them the ensuing sabbath.
⁴³And the congregation of the synagogue having broken up, many of the Jews and of the worshipping proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who speaking to them, persuaded them to continue in the grace of God.
⁴⁴And on the coming sabbath almost all the city was gathered together to hear the word of God.
⁴⁸And those of the nations, hearing it, rejoiced, and glorified the word of the Lord, and believed, as many as were ordained to eternal life. (Acts 13:42‑44,48)

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Acts 17:11• ¹¹And these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, receiving the word with all readiness of mind, daily searching the scriptures if these things were so. (Acts 17:11)

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1 Thess. 2:13• ¹³And for this cause we also give thanks to God unceasingly that, having received the word of the report of God by us, ye accepted, not men's word, but, even as it is truly, God's word, which also works in you who believe. (1 Thess. 2:13)

slow to speak.

James 1:26• ²⁶If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain. (James 1:26)

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James 3:1‑2• ¹Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
²For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too. (James 3:1‑2)

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Prov. 10:19• ¹⁹In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; but he that restraineth his lips doeth wisely. (Prov. 10:19)

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Prov. 13:3• ³He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips. (Prov. 13:3)

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Prov. 15:2• ²The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright; but the mouth of the foolish poureth out folly. (Prov. 15:2)

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Prov. 17:27• ²⁷He that hath knowledge spareth his words; and a man of understanding is of a cool spirit. (Prov. 17:27)

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Prov. 18:13,21• ¹³He that giveth answer before he heareth, it is folly and shame unto him.
²¹Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. (Prov. 18:13,21)

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Prov. 21:23• ²³Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles. (Prov. 21:23)

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Eccl. 5:2‑3• ²Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God: for God is in the heavens, and thou upon earth; therefore let thy words be few.
³For a dream cometh through the multitude of business, and a fool's voice through a multitude of words. (Eccl. 5:2‑3)

slow to wrath.

Neh. 9:17• ¹⁷and refused to obey, neither were they mindful of thy wonders which thou hadst done among them; but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion made a captain to return to their bondage. But thou art a +God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not. (Neh. 9:17)

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Prov. 14:17,29• ¹⁷He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly, and a man of mischievous devices is hated.
²⁹He that is slow to anger is of great understanding; but he that is hasty of spirit exalteth folly. (Prov. 14:17,29)

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Prov. 15:18• ¹⁸A furious man stirreth up contention; but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife. (Prov. 15:18)

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Prov. 16:32• ³²He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty, and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city. (Prov. 16:32)

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Prov. 17:14• ¹⁴The beginning of contention is as when one letteth out water; therefore leave off strife before it become vehement. (Prov. 17:14)

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Prov. 19:11,19• ¹¹The discretion of a man maketh him slow to anger, and it is his glory to pass over a transgression.
¹⁹A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment; for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again. (Prov. 19:11,19)

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Prov. 25:28• ²⁸He that hath no rule over his own spirit is as a city broken down, without walls. (Prov. 25:28)

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Eccl. 7:8‑9• ⁸Better is the end of a thing than its beginning; better is a patient spirit than a proud spirit.
⁹Be not hasty in thy spirit to be vexed; for vexation resteth in the bosom of fools. (Eccl. 7:8‑9)

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Matt. 5:22• ²²But *I* say unto you, that every one that is lightly angry with his brother shall be subject to the judgment; but whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be subject to be called before the sanhedrim; but whosoever shall say, Fool, shall be subject to the penalty of the hell of fire. (Matt. 5:22)

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Gal. 5:20‑21• ²⁰idolatry, sorcery, hatred, strifes, jealousies, angers, contentions, disputes, schools of opinion,
²¹envyings, murders, drunkennesses, revels, and things like these; as to which I tell you beforehand, even as I also have said before, that they who do such things shall not inherit God's kingdom. (Gal. 5:20‑21)

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Eph. 4:26,31• ²⁶Be angry, and do not sin; let not the sun set upon your wrath,
³¹Let all bitterness, and heat of passion, and wrath, and clamour, and injurious language, be removed from you, with all malice; (Eph. 4:26,31)

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Col. 3:8,15• ⁸But now, put off, *ye* also, all these things, wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
¹⁵And let the peace of Christ preside in your hearts, to which also ye have been called in one body, and be thankful. (Col. 3:8,15)

• Hearing is the attitude of dependence that listens to God; speaking is the expression of our own thoughts. (“The Practical Christian Life: James 1” by H. Smith)

• Every intelligent unfallen creature is marked by obedience to the voice of the Creator. Fallen man, alas! shuts his ear to God’s voice and insists upon talking. (“James 1” by F.B. Hole)

• A wholesome sense of how little we have as yet taken in God’s mind will deliver us from that self-confidence and shallow self-assertiveness which makes men ready to speak at once on any and every matter. (“James 1” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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

W. Kelly Translation

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Ye know [ita], my brethren beloved, but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

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The oldest MSS. supported by the Latins, read "ye know," not "so that"; afterwards, "But let. . . ."