James 1:19-20
James 1 · shown in the Douay-Rheims
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Read James 1:19-20 in the NABRE onlineEvery man also shall be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger. For the anger of man worketh not the justice of God.
Reflection
Quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger — the order is deliberate. Listening comes first because it is the hardest. The reason given is that human anger does not produce God's righteousness, which settles the question.