Nehemiah 9:3

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

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.

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.

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

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

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

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

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

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.

When he had gone up, and had broken bread and eaten, and had talked with them a long while, even until break of day, he departed.

not forsaking our own assembling together, as the custom of some is, but exhorting one another, and so much the more as you see the Day approaching.

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

On the first day of every week, let each one of you save, as he may prosper, that no collections are made when I come.

You shall make judges and officers in all your gates, which Yahweh your God gives you, according to your tribes; and they shall judge the people with righteous judgment.

Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the book of the law in Yahweh’s house.” Hilkiah delivered the book to Shaphan, and he read it.

He said to the Levites who taught all Israel, who were holy to Yahweh, “Put the holy ark in the house which Solomon the son of David king of Israel built. It will no longer be a burden on your shoulders. Now serve Yahweh your God, and his people Israel.

For Ezra had set his heart to seek Yahweh’s law, and to do it, and to teach statutes and ordinances in Israel.

On that day they read in the book of Moses in the hearing of the people; and it was found written in it that an Ammonite and a Moabite should not enter into the assembly of God forever,

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.

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.

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

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

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

I was in the Spirit on the Lord’s day, and I heard behind me a loud voice, like a trumpet

Joshua said to Achan, “My son, please give glory to Yahweh, the God of Israel, and make confession to him. Tell me now what you have done! Don’t hide it from me!”

Now for a long time Israel was without the true God, without a teaching priest, and without law.

Hezekiah spoke encouragingly to all the Levites who had good understanding in the service of Yahweh. So they ate throughout the feast for the seven days, offering sacrifices of peace offerings, and making confession to Yahweh, the God of their fathers.

He set captains of war over the people, and gathered them together to him in the wide place at the gate of the city, and spoke encouragingly to them, saying,

In those days I also saw the Jews who had married women of Ashdod, of Ammon, and of Moab;

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

Surely the Lord Yahweh will do nothing, unless he reveals his secret to his servants the prophets.

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.

When therefore it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and when the doors were locked where the disciples were assembled, for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood in the middle, and said to them, “Peace be to you.”

But to the place which Yahweh your God shall choose out of all your tribes, to put his name there, you shall seek his habitation, and you shall come there.

All Israel heard of the judgment which the king had judged; and they feared the king; for they saw that the wisdom of God was in him, to do justice.

The king went up to Yahweh’s house, with all the men of Judah and the inhabitants of Jerusalem, the priests, the Levites, and all the people, both great and small; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant that was found in Yahweh’s house.

Now therefore make confession to Yahweh, the God of your fathers, and do his pleasure; and separate yourselves from the peoples of the land, and from the foreign women.”

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.

This is the day that Yahweh has made. We will rejoice and be glad in it!

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.

It may be they will present their supplication before Yahweh, and will each return from his evil way; for Yahweh has pronounced great anger and wrath against this people.”

The adversary has spread out his hand on all her pleasant things; for she has seen that the nations have entered into her sanctuary, concerning whom you commanded that they should not enter into your assembly.

For the priest’s lips should keep knowledge, and they should seek the law at his mouth; for he is the messenger of Yahweh of Armies.

saying, “The scribes and the Pharisees sat on Moses’ seat.

While he was sitting on the judgment seat, his wife sent to him, saying, “Have nothing to do with that righteous man, for I have suffered many things today in a dream because of him.”

Now the centurion, and those who were with him watching Jesus, when they saw the earthquake, and the things that were done, feared exceedingly, saying, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

Pilate said to them, “Why, what evil has he done?” But they cried out exceedingly, “Crucify him!”

Now when he had risen early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, from whom he had cast out seven demons.

They related the things that happened along the way, and how he was recognized by them in the breaking of the bread.

Now on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb, and saw the stone taken away from the tomb.

Day by day, continuing steadfastly with one accord in the temple, and breaking bread at home, they took their food with gladness and singleness of heart,

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.

A certain young man named Eutychus sat in the window, weighed down with deep sleep. As Paul spoke still longer, being weighed down by his sleep, he fell down from the third floor and was taken up dead.

The cup of blessing which we bless, isn’t it a sharing of the blood of Christ? The bread which we break, isn’t it a sharing of the body of Christ?

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.

preach the word; be urgent in season and out of season; reprove, rebuke, and exhort with all patience and teaching.

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.

You know that he was revealed to take away our sins, and no sin is in him.

I saw the dead, the great and the small, standing before the throne, and they opened books. Another book was opened, which is the book of life. The dead were judged out of the things which were written in the books, according to their works.

when all Israel has come to appear before Yahweh your God in the place which he will choose, you shall read this law before all Israel in their hearing.

Afterward he read all the words of the law, the blessing and the curse, according to all that is written in the book of the law.

“Go inquire of Yahweh for me, and for the people, and for all Judah, concerning the words of this book that is found; for great is Yahweh’s wrath that is kindled against us, because our fathers have not listened to the words of this book, to do according to all that which is written concerning us.”

The king went up to Yahweh’s house, and all the men of Judah and all the inhabitants of Jerusalem with him, with the priests, the prophets, and all the people, both small and great; and he read in their hearing all the words of the book of the covenant which was found in Yahweh’s house.

Also in the third year of his reign he sent his princes, even Ben Hail, Obadiah, Zechariah, Nethanel, and Micaiah, to teach in the cities of Judah;

You, Ezra, according to the wisdom of your God that is in your hand, appoint magistrates and judges, who may judge all the people who are beyond the River, who all know the laws of your God; and teach him who doesn’t know them.

And we indeed justly, for we receive the due reward for our deeds, but this man has done nothing wrong.”

On the first day of the week, when the disciples were gathered together to break bread, Paul talked with them, intending to depart on the next day, and continued his speech until midnight.

They will not teach every man his fellow citizen, and every man his brother, saying, ‘Know the Lord,’ for all will know me, from their least to their greatest.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;