Parallel Verses
Youngs Literal Translation
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Holman Bible
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
International Standard Version
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
A Conservative Version
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
American Standard Version
Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Amplified
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
An Understandable Version
You people [already] know this [or, "you should know this"], my dearly loved brothers. However, every person should be quick to listen, slow to talk and slow in becoming angry.
Anderson New Testament
So, then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Bible in Basic English
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
Common New Testament
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger,
Daniel Mace New Testament
Wherefore, my dear brethren, let every one be eager to hear, averse to contradiction, and deaf to passion.
Darby Translation
So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Godbey New Testament
Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath:
Goodspeed New Testament
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to be angry,
John Wesley New Testament
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Julia Smith Translation
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
King James 2000
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
Lexham Expanded Bible
Understand [this], my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
Modern King James verseion
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Wherefore, dear brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to wrath.
Moffatt New Testament
Be sure of that, my beloved brothers. Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to talk, slow to be angry ??20 for human anger does not promote divine righteousness;
Montgomery New Testament
Mark this well, my dear brothers. Let every man be swift in hearing, slow in speaking, slow in growing angry;
NET Bible
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
New Heart English Bible
This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Noyes New Testament
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Sawyer New Testament
Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
The Emphasized Bible
Ye know, my brethren beloved, - but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
Twentieth Century New Testament
Mark this, my dear Brothers--Let every one be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry;
Webster
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Weymouth New Testament
You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.
Williams New Testament
You must understand this, my dearly loved brothers. Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to get angry;
World English Bible
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
Worrell New Testament
Ye know this, my beloved brethren; but let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Worsley New Testament
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Themes
Christian conduct » Subduing the temper
Hearing » Spiritual of believers
Heedfulness » Necessary » In speech
Speech/communication » Being slow to speak
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Word Count of 36 Translations in James 1:19
Images James 1:19
Prayers for James 1:19
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
18 having counselled, He did beget us with a word of truth, for our being a certain first-fruit of His creatures. 19 So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger, 20 for the wrath of a man the righteousness of God doth not work;
Phrases
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 10:19
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips is wise.
Proverbs 14:29
Whoso is slow to anger is of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.
Proverbs 16:32
Better is the slow to anger than the mighty, And the ruler over his spirit than he who is taking a city.
Proverbs 17:27
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper is a man of understanding.
Ephesians 4:26
be angry and do not sin; let not the sun go down upon your wrath,
Proverbs 13:3
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!
Proverbs 14:17
Whoso is short of temper doth folly, And a man of wicked devices is hated.
Proverbs 15:18
A man of fury stirreth up contention, And the slow to anger appeaseth strife.
Proverbs 18:13
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
Proverbs 19:11
The wisdom of a man hath deferred his anger, And his glory is to pass over transgression.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
Better is the latter end of a thing than its beginning, Better is the patient of spirit, than the haughty of spirit.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of contention is a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
Proverbs 21:23
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Proverbs 25:28
A city broken down without walls, Is a man without restraint over his spirit!
Ephesians 4:31
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice,
Colossians 3:8
but now put off, even ye, the whole -- anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking -- out of your mouth.
Colossians 3:15
and let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also ye were called in one body, and become thankful.
Nehemiah 8:2-3
And Ezra the priest bringeth the law before the assembly, both of men and women, and every one intelligent to hear, on the first day of the seventh month,
Nehemiah 8:12-14
And all the people go to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great joy, because they have understood concerning the words that they made known to them.
Nehemiah 8:18
And he readeth in the book of the law of God day by day, from the first day till the last day, and they make a feast seven days, and on the eighth day a restraint, according to the ordinance.
Nehemiah 9:3
and rise up on their station, and read in the book of the law of Jehovah their God a fourth of the day, and a fourth they are confessing and bowing themselves to Jehovah their God.
Nehemiah 9:17
yea, they refuse to hearken, and have not remembered Thy wonders that Thou hast done with them, and harden their neck and appoint a head, to turn back to their service, in their rebellion; and Thou art a God of pardons, gracious, and merciful, long-suffering, and abundant in kindness, and hast not forsaken them.
Proverbs 8:32-35
And now, ye sons, hearken to me, Yea, happy are they who keep my ways.
Proverbs 19:19
A man of great wrath is bearing punishment, For, if thou dost deliver, yet again thou dost add.
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil.
Matthew 5:22
but I -- I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.
Mark 2:2
and immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even at the door, and he was speaking to them the word.
Mark 12:37
therefore David himself saith of him Lord, and whence is he his son?' And the great multitude were hearing him gladly,
Luke 19:48
and they were not finding what they shall do, for all the people were hanging on him, hearing him.
Acts 2:42
and they were continuing stedfastly in the teaching of the apostles, and the fellowship, and the breaking of the bread, and the prayers.
Acts 10:33
at once, therefore, I sent to thee; thou also didst do well, having come; now, therefore, are we all before God present to hear all things that have been commanded thee by God.'
Acts 13:42-44
And having gone forth out of the synagogue of the Jews, the nations were calling upon them that on the next sabbath these sayings may be spoken to them,
Acts 13:48
And the nations hearing were glad, and were glorifying the word of the Lord, and did believe -- as many as were appointed to life age-during;
Acts 17:11
and these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, they received the word with all readiness of mind, every day examining the Writings whether those things were so;
Galatians 5:20-21
idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, strifes, emulations, wraths, rivalries, dissensions, sects,
1 Thessalonians 2:13
Because of this also, we -- we do give thanks to God continually, that, having received the word of hearing from us of God, ye accepted, not the word of man, but as it is truly, the word of God, who also doth work in you who believe;
James 1:26
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
James 3:1-2
Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,
1 John 2:21
I did not write to you because ye have not known the truth, but because ye have known it, and because no lie is of the truth.
Luke 15:1
And all the tax-gatherers and the sinners were coming nigh to him, to hear him,