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James 1:19
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Hearing and Doing the Word

19 (A)Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person (B)be quick to hear, (C)slow to speak, (D)slow to anger;

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James 1:19
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Listening and Doing

19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry,

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James 2
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Proverbs 17:27
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27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
    and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.

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Proverbs 17:27
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27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(A)
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(B)

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Proverbs 16
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Proverbs 21:23
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23 (A)Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue
    (B)keeps himself out of (C)trouble.

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Proverbs 21:23
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23 Those who guard their mouths(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.(B)

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Proverbs 10:19
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19 (A)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
    (B)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

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Proverbs 10:19
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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)

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Proverbs 18:13
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13 If one gives an answer (A)before he hears,
    it is his folly and shame.

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Proverbs 18:13
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13 To answer before listening—
    that is folly and shame.(A)

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Proverbs 17
Proverbs 19
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Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is (A)slow to anger has great understanding,
    but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.

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Proverbs 14:29
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29 Whoever is patient has great understanding,(A)
    but one who is quick-tempered displays folly.(B)

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Proverbs 13
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Proverbs 13:3
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3 (A)Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life;
    (B)he who opens wide his lips (C)comes to ruin.

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Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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Proverbs 16:32
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32 (A)Whoever is slow to anger is better than the mighty,
    and he who rules his spirit than he who takes a city.

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Proverbs 16:32
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32 Better a patient person than a warrior,
    one with self-control than one who takes a city.

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Ephesians 4:26
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26 (A)Be angry and do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,

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Ephesians 4:26
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26 “In your anger do not sin”[a]:(A) Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,

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  1. Ephesians 4:26 Psalm 4:4 (see Septuagint)
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Ephesians 5
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Proverbs 15:18
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18 (A)A hot-tempered man (B)stirs up strife,
    but he who is (C)slow to anger quiets contention.

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Proverbs 15:18
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18 A hot-tempered person stirs up conflict,(A)
    but the one who is patient calms a quarrel.(B)

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Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
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Fear God

5 [a] (A)Guard your steps when you go to (B)the house of God. To draw near to listen is better than to (C)offer the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know that they are doing evil. 2 [b] Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore (D)let your words be few. 3 For a dream comes with much business, and a fool's voice with (E)many words.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ch 4:17 in Hebrew
  2. Ecclesiastes 5:2 Ch 5:1 in Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
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Fulfill Your Vow to God

5 [a]Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

2 Do not be quick with your mouth,
    do not be hasty in your heart
    to utter anything before God.(A)
God is in heaven
    and you are on earth,
    so let your words be few.(B)
3 A dream(C) comes when there are many cares,
    and many words mark the speech of a fool.(D)

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  1. Ecclesiastes 5:1 In Hebrew texts 5:1 is numbered 4:17, and 5:2-20 is numbered 5:1-19.
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Ecclesiastes 6
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Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
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8 Better is the end of a thing than its beginning,
    and (A)the patient in spirit is better than the proud in spirit.
9 (B)Be not quick in your spirit to become angry,
    (C)for anger lodges in the heart[a] of fools.

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  1. Ecclesiastes 7:9 Hebrew in the bosom
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Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
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8 The end of a matter is better than its beginning,
    and patience(A) is better than pride.
9 Do not be quickly provoked(B) in your spirit,
    for anger resides in the lap of fools.(C)

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Ecclesiastes 8
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Colossians 3:8
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8 But now (A)you must put them all away: (B)anger, wrath, malice, (C)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

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Colossians 3:8
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8 But now you must also rid yourselves(A) of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander,(B) and filthy language from your lips.(C)

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