James 1:19-21

New Living Translation

Listening and Doing

¹⁹Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. ²⁰Human anger^[a] does not produce the righteousness^[b] God desires. ²¹So get rid of all the filth and evil in your lives, and humbly accept the word God has planted in your hearts, for it has the power to save your souls.

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Footnotes

1:20a Greek A man’s anger.
1:20b Or the justice.

James 1:19-21

International Standard Version

¹⁹You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. ²⁰For human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. ²¹Therefore, rid yourselves of everything impure and every expression of wickedness, and with a gentle spirit welcome the word planted in you that can save your souls.

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James 1:19-21

New International Version

Listening and Doing

¹⁹My dear brothers and sisters,^(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak^(B) and slow to become angry, ²⁰because human anger^(C) does not produce the righteousness that God desires. ²¹Therefore, get rid of^(D) all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you,^(E) which can save you.