Quick to Listen, Slow to Anger
here is no problem that exists that did not first start as a word being spoken. So we should be careful about listening, speaking, and being angry.
James 1:19-20
19Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger— 20for human anger doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
32“So now, children, listen to me!
Blessed are those who keep my ways.
33Heed discipline and be wise,
and do not neglect it.
34Blessed is the one who listens to me,
watching daily at my gates,
waiting at my doorposts.
29Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it
4Obscene, coarse, and stupid talk are also out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
32Better to be slow to anger
than a mighty warrior.
One who controls his temper is better
than one who conquers a city.
1A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2The tongue of the wise
treats knowledge correctly,
but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
3The eyes of ADONAI are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.
4A healing tongue is a tree of life,
but a deceitful one crushes the spirit.
5A fool despises his father’s discipline,
but one who accepts reproof is smart.
6The house of the righteous
has great wealth,
but the income of the wicked
brings trouble.
7The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
but not so the heart of fools.
8The sacrifice of the wicked
is an abomination to ADONAI,
but the prayer of the upright
pleases him.