James 1:19-20
New King James Version
Qualities Needed in Trials
19 [a]So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, (A)slow to speak, (B)slow to wrath; 20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
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- James 1:19 NU Know this or This you know
Ephesians 4:29-32
New King James Version
29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers. 30 And (D)do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. 31 (E)Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, [b]clamor, and (F)evil speaking be put away from you, (G)with all malice. 32 And (H)be kind to one another, tenderhearted, (I)forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
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- Ephesians 4:29 building up
- Ephesians 4:31 loud quarreling
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