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Jas 1:19 King James Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

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A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882]
Wherefore--as your evil is of yourselves, but your good from God. However, the oldest manuscripts and versions read thus: "YE KNOW IT (so Eph 5:5; Heb 12:17), my beloved brethren; BUT (consequently) let every man be swift to hear," that is, docile in receiving "the word of truth" (Jam 1:18, Jam 1:21). The true method of hearing is treated in Jam 1:21-27, and Jam. 2:1-26.

slow to speak-- (Pro 10:19; Pro 17:27-28; Ecc 5:2). A good way of escaping one kind of temptation arising from ourselves (Jam 1:13). Slow to speak authoritatively as a master or teacher of others (compare Jam 3:1): a common Jewish fault: slow also to speak such hasty things of God, as in Jam 1:13. Two ears are given to us, the rabbis observe, but only one tongue: the ears are open and exposed, whereas the tongue is walled in behind the teeth.

slow to wrath-- (Jam 3:13-14; Jam 4:5). Slow in becoming heated by debate: another Jewish fault (Rom 2:8), to which much speaking tends. TITTMANN thinks not so much "wrath" is meant, as an indignant feeling of fretfulness under the calamities to which the whole of human life is exposed; this accords with the "divers temptations" in Jam 1:2. Hastiness of temper hinders hearing God's word; so Naaman, Kg2 5:11; Luk 4:28.
 
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28 And all they in the synagogue, when they heard these things, were filled with wrath,
11 But Naaman was wroth, and went away, and said, Behold, I thought, He will surely come out to me, and stand, and call on the name of the LORD his God, and strike his hand over the place, and recover the leper.
2 My brethren, count it all joy when ye fall into divers temptations;
8 But unto them that are contentious, and do not obey the truth, but obey unrighteousness, indignation and wrath,
5 Do ye think that the scripture saith in vain, The spirit that dwelleth in us lusteth to envy?
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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:
1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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:
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
23 For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
24 For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25 But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
17 For ye know how that afterward, when he would have inherited the blessing, he was rejected: for he found no place of repentance, though he sought it carefully with tears.
5 For this ye know, that no whoremonger, nor unclean person, nor covetous man, who is an idolater, hath any inheritance in the kingdom of Christ and of God.
8 Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:
14 Now we exhort you, brethren, warn them that are unruly, comfort the feebleminded, support the weak, be patient toward all men.
17 Recompense to no man evil for evil. Provide things honest in the sight of all men.
9 Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.
28 He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
24 Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:
19 A man of great wrath shall suffer punishment: for if thou deliver him, yet thou must do it again.
18 A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but he that is slow to anger appeaseth strife.
16 A wise man feareth, and departeth from evil: but the fool rageth, and is confident.
10 Only by pride cometh contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.
17 The merciful man doeth good to his own soul: but he that is cruel troubleth his own flesh.
2 For wrath killeth the foolish man, and envy slayeth the silly one.
32 He that is slow to anger is better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.
2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
2 Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
20 For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.