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, ²⁰ because human anger^(C) does not produce the righteousness that God desires.

³¹ Get rid of^(A) all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.^(B)

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

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)

¹⁴ But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition^(A) in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth.^{(B) 15} Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven^(C) but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.^{(D) 16} For where you have envy and selfish ambition,^(E) there you find disorder and every evil practice.

¹⁷ But the wisdom that comes from heaven^(F) is first of all pure; then peace-loving,^(G) considerate, submissive, full of mercy^(H) and good fruit, impartial and sincere.^{(I) 18} Peacemakers^(J) who sow in peace reap a harvest of righteousness.^(K)