Waiting To Speak

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

Cause not thy mouth to hasten, and let not thy heart hasten to bring out a word before God, for God is in the heavens, and thou on the earth, therefore let thy words be few.

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

Shew me, and I--I keep silent, And what I have erred, let me understand.

Therefore is the wise at that time silent, For an evil time it <FI>is<Fi> .

and the Lord God sanctify in your hearts. And <FI>be<Fi> ready always for defence to every one who is asking of you an account concerning the hope that <FI>is<Fi> in you, with meekness and fear;

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile;

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

Joy <FI>is<Fi> to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season--how good!

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

Jehovah doth fight for you, and ye keep silent.'

By David. Strive, Jehovah, with my strivers, fight with my fighters,

Whoso is slow to anger <FI>is<Fi> of great understanding, And whoso is short in temper is exalting folly.

Keep thy feet when thou goest unto a house of God, and draw near to hear rather than to give of fools the sacrifice, for they do not know they do evil. — read the full passage →

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →

Hearken to thy father, who begat thee, And despise not thy mother when she hath become old.

A fool delighteth not in understanding, But--in uncovering his heart.

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'

Desist from anger, and forsake fury, Fret not thyself only to do evil.

for sin over you shall not have lordship, for ye are not under law, but under grace.

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free--stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude;

Only--for God, be silent, O my soul, For from Him <FI>is<Fi> my hope.

and he saith, `Attend, all Judah, and ye inhabitants of Jerusalem, and O king Jehoshaphat, Thus said Jehovah to you, Ye fear not, nor are afraid of the face of this great multitude, for not for you <FI>is<Fi> the battle, but for God. — read the full passage →

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about; — read the full passage →

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; — read the full passage →

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

Remind them to be subject to principalities and authorities, to obey rule, unto every good work to be ready, — read the full passage →

for there are many both insubordinate, vain-talkers, and mind-deceivers--especially they of the circumcision-- — read the full passage →

nothing in rivalry or vain-glory, but in humility of mind one another counting more excellent than yourselves--

Only worthily of the good news of the Christ conduct ye yourselves, that, whether having come and seen you, whether being absent I may hear of the things concerning you, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one soul, striving together for the faith of the good news,

and now there doth remain faith, hope, love--these three; and the greatest of these <FI>is<Fi> love.

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

Good <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah to those waiting for Him, To the soul <FI>that<Fi> seeketh Him. — read the full passage →

Because that they have not hearkened unto My words--an affirmation of Jehovah--that I sent unto them by My servants the prophets, rising early and sending, and ye hearkened not--an affirmation of Jehovah.

As birds flying, so doth Jehovah of Hosts Cover over Jerusalem, covering and delivering, Passing over, and causing to escape.'

And therefore doth wait Jehovah to favour you, And therefore He is exalted to pity you, For a God of judgment <FI>is<Fi> Jehovah, O the blessedness of all waiting for Him.

For thus said the Lord Jehovah, The Holy One of Israel: `In returning and rest ye are saved, In keeping quiet and in confidence is your might, And ye have not been willing.

Therefore, thus said the Holy One of Israel, Because of your kicking against this word, And ye trust in oppression, And perverseness, and rely on it, — read the full passage →

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

The wise in heart accepteth commands, And a talkative fool kicketh.

(The wise doth hear and increaseth learning, And the intelligent doth obtain counsels.)

Be silent for Jehovah, and stay thyself for Him, Do not fret because of him Who is making prosperous his way, Because of a man doing wicked devices.

And Elihu hath waited earnestly beside Job with words, for they are older than he in days.

O that ye would keep perfectly silent, And it would be to you for wisdom.

And they sit with him on the earth seven days and seven nights, and there is none speaking unto him a word when they have seen that the pain hath been very great.

and greater grace he doth give, wherefore he saith, `God against proud ones doth set Himself up, and to lowly ones He doth give grace?'

Put on, therefore, as choice ones of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humble-mindedness, meekness, long-suffering,

In the freedom, then, with which Christ did make you free--stand ye, and be not held fast again by a yoke of servitude; — read the full passage →

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.

`Jerusalem, Jerusalem, that art killing the prophets, and stoning those sent unto thee, how often did I will to gather thy children together, as a hen doth gather her own chickens under the wings, and ye did not will.

Woe <FI>to<Fi> apostate sons, The affirmation of Jehovah! To do counsel, and not from Me, And to spread out a covering, and not of My spirit, So as to add sin to sin. — read the full passage →

A Psalm of David, in his being in the wilderness of Judah. O God, Thou <FI>art<Fi> my God, earnestly do I seek Thee, Thirsted for Thee hath my soul, Longed for Thee hath my flesh, In a land dry and weary, without waters. — read the full passage →

`Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye <FI>thus<Fi> in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.

`There is not to the priests the Levites--all the tribe of Levi--a portion and inheritance with Israel; fire-offerings of Jehovah, even His inheritance, they eat, — read the full passage →

In the beginning of God's preparing the heavens and the earth-- — read the full passage →