James 1:19

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Stand in awe, and don’t sin. Search your own heart on your bed, and be still.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and your thoughts in Christ Jesus.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

He who pleads his cause first seems right; until another comes and questions him.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

“Does our law judge a man, unless it first hears from him personally and knows what he does?”

Peace I leave with you. My peace I give to you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your heart be troubled, neither let it be fearful.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath. Don’t fret; it leads only to evildoing.

An angry man stirs up strife, and a wrathful man abounds in sin.

Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

Don’t be hasty in bringing charges to court. What will you do in the end when your neighbor shames you?

As coals are to hot embers, and wood to fire, so is a contentious man to kindling strife.

A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Better is the end of a thing than its beginning. The patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.

I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”

Don’t be overcome by evil, but overcome evil with good.

In everything give thanks, for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus toward you.

to speak evil of no one, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all humility toward all men.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

But beware of men: for they will deliver you up to councils, and in their synagogues they will scourge you.

to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

Be therefore imitators of God, as beloved children.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

and refused to obey. They weren’t mindful of your wonders that you did among them, but hardened their neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage. But you are a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and didn’t forsake them.

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth.

Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

For this cause we also thank God without ceasing, that when you received from us the word of the message of God, you accepted it not as the word of men, but as it is in truth, the word of God, which also works in you who believe.

Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

The donkey saw Yahweh’s angel, and she lay down under Balaam. Balaam’s anger burned, and he struck the donkey with his staff.

Then the children of Reuben and the children of Gad and the half-tribe of Manasseh answered, and spoke to the heads of the thousands of Israel,

Also day by day, from the first day to the last day, he read in the book of the law of God. They kept the feast seven days; and on the eighth day was a solemn assembly, according to the ordinance.

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 confessed, and worshiped Yahweh their God.

“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

“I have heard many such things. You are all miserable comforters!

A hot-tempered man must pay the penalty, for if you rescue him, you must do it again.

As for me, I have not hurried from being a shepherd after you. I haven’t desired the woeful day. You know. That which came out of my lips was before your face.

Immediately many were gathered together, so that there was no more room, not even around the door; and he spoke the word to them.

They saw them going, and many recognized him and ran there on foot from all the cities. They arrived before them and came together to him.

Therefore David himself calls him Lord, so how can he be his son?” The common people heard him gladly.

They couldn’t find what they might do, for all the people hung on to every word that he said.

They continued steadfastly in the apostles’ teaching and fellowship, in the breaking of bread, and prayer.

After they were silent, James answered, “Brothers, listen to me.

When a great argument arose, the commanding officer, fearing that Paul would be torn in pieces by them, commanded the soldiers to go down and take him by force from among them, and bring him into the barracks.

he is conceited, knowing nothing, but obsessed with arguments, disputes, and word battles, from which come envy, strife, insulting, evil suspicions,