James 1:19

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

19 1:19 Or Know thisYou know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

19 Or Know thisThis you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

19Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];

19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

19My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.