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James 1:19 ESV / 56 helpful votes Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;James 1:19-27 ESV / 26 helpful votes Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger; for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God. Therefore put away all filthiness and rampant wickedness and receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls. But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks intently at his natural face in a mirror. …James 3:1-18 ESV / 24 helpful votes Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! …Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 21 helpful votes Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 19 helpful votes Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 14 helpful votes A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 13 helpful votes Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 13 helpful votes When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.Ephesians 4:26-27 ESV / 9 helpful votes Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger, and give no opportunity to the devil.Ecclesiastes 3:7 ESV / 9 helpful votes A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;1 Peter 2:23 ESV / 8 helpful votes When he was reviled, he did not revile in return; when he suffered, he did not threaten, but continued entrusting himself to him who judges justly.
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