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Proverbs 17:27
One who withholds his words has knowledge, And one who has a cool spirit is a person of understanding.
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Proverbs 21:23
One who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
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Proverbs 10:19
When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.
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Proverbs 18:13
One who gives an answer before he hears, It is foolishness and shame to him.
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Proverbs 14:29
One who is slow to anger has great understanding; But one who is quick tempered exalts foolishness.
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Proverbs 13:3
One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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Ephesians 4:26
Be angry, and yet do not sin; do not let the sun go down on your anger,
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Proverbs 16:32
One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty, And one who rules his spirit, than one who captures a city.
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Proverbs 15:18
A hot tempered person stirs up strife, But the slow to anger calms a dispute.
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Ecclesiastes 7:8-9
The end of a matter is better than its beginning; Patience of spirit is better than arrogance of spirit.Do not be eager in your spirit to be angry, For anger resides in the heart of fools.
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Colossians 3:8
But now you also, rid yourselves of all of them: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene speech from your mouth.
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Ecclesiastes 5:1-3
Guard your steps as you go to the house of God, and approach to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools; for they do not know that they are doing evil.Do not be quick with your mouth or impulsive in thought to bring up a matter in the presence of God. For God is in heaven and you are on the earth; therefore let your words be few.For the dream comes through much effort, and the voice of a fool through many words.
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Proverbs 19:11
A person’s discretion makes him slow to anger, And it is his glory to overlook an offense.
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Ephesians 4:31
All bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and slander must be removed from you, along with all malice.
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Colossians 3:15
Let the peace of Christ, to which you were indeed called in one body, rule in your hearts; and be thankful.
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Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
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Proverbs 14:17
A quick tempered person acts foolishly, And a person of evil devices is hated.
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Matthew 5:22
But I say to you that everyone who is angry with his brother shall be answerable to the court; and whoever says to his brother,‘ You good for nothing,’ shall be answerable to the supreme court; and whoever says,‘ You fool,’ shall be guilty enough to go into the fiery hell.
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Proverbs 25:28
Like a city that is broken into and without walls So is a person who has no self control over his spirit.
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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.
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Proverbs 17:14
The beginning of strife is like letting out water, So abandon the quarrel before it breaks out.
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Proverbs 8:32-35
“ Now then, sons, listen to me, For blessed are those who keep my ways.Listen to instruction and be wise, And do not neglect it.Blessed is the person who listens to me, Watching daily at my gates, Waiting at my doorposts.For one who finds me finds life, And obtains favor from the Lord.
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1 Thessalonians 2 13
For this reason we also constantly thank God that when you received the word of God which you heard from us, you accepted it not as the word of mere men, but as what it really is, the word of God, which also is at work in you who believe.
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Galatians 5:20-21
idolatry, witchcraft, hostilities, strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, selfish ambition, dissensions, factions,envy, drunkenness, carousing, and things like these, of which I forewarn you, just as I have forewarned you, that those who practice such things will not inherit the kingdom of God.
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Luke 19:48
and yet they could not find anything that they might do, for all the people were hanging on to every word He said.
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Acts 10:33
So I sent men to you immediately, and you have been kind enough to come. Now then, we are all here present before God to hear everything that you have been commanded by the Lord.”
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Proverbs 19:19
A person of great anger will suffer the penalty, For if you rescue him, you will only have to do it again.
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Nehemiah 9:17
They refused to listen, And did not remember Your wondrous deeds which You performed among them; So they became stubborn and appointed a leader to return to their slavery in Egypt. But You are a God of forgiveness, Gracious and compassionate, Slow to anger and abounding in mercy; And You did not abandon them.
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Acts 17:11
Now these people were more noble minded than those in Thessalonica, for they received the word with great eagerness, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.
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Acts 2:42
They were continually devoting themselves to the apostles’ teaching and to fellowship, to the breaking of bread and to prayer.
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James 1:26
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
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1 John 2 21
I have not written to you because you do not know the truth, but because you do know it, and because no lie is of the truth.
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Acts 13:42-44
As Paul and Barnabas were going out, the people repeatedly begged to have these things spoken to them the next Sabbath.Now when the meeting of the synagogue had broken up, many of the Jews and the God fearing proselytes followed Paul and Barnabas, who were speaking to them and urging them to continue in the grace of God.The next Sabbath nearly all the city assembled to hear the word of the Lord.
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James 3:1-2
Do not become teachers in large numbers, my brothers, since you know that we who are teachers will incur a stricter judgment.For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.
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Nehemiah 9:3
While they stood in their place, they read from the Book of the Law of the Lord their God for a fourth of the day; and for another fourth they confessed and worshiped the Lord their God.
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Nehemiah 8:2-3
Then Ezra the priest brought the Law before the assembly of men, women, and all who could listen with understanding, on the first day of the seventh month.And he read from it before the public square which was in front of the Water Gate, from early morning until midday, in the presence of men and women, those who could understand; and all the people were attentive to the Book of the Law.
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Mark 12:37
David himself calls Him‘ Lord’; so in what sense is He his son?” And the large crowd enjoyed listening to Him.
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Nehemiah 8:18
He read from the Book of the Law of God daily, from the first day to the last day. And they celebrated the feast seven days, and on the eighth day there was a festive assembly in accordance with the ordinance.
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Acts 13:48
When the Gentiles heard this, they began rejoicing and glorifying the word of the Lord; and all who had been appointed to eternal life believed.
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Mark 2:2
And many were gathered together, so that there was no longer space, not even near the door; and He was speaking the word to them.
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Luke 15:1
Now all the tax collectors and sinners were coming near Jesus to listen to Him.
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Nehemiah 8:12-14
Then all the people went away to eat, drink, to send portions, and to celebrate a great feast, because they understood the words which had been made known to them.Then on the second day the heads of fathers’ households of all the people, the priests, and the Levites were gathered to Ezra the scribe so that they might gain insight into the words of the Law.And they found written in the Law how the Lord had commanded through Moses that the sons of Israel were to live in booths during the feast of the seventh month.