What is the meaning of be swift to hear slow to speak?
proverb Listen attentively and don't rush to speak. The phrase comes from the Bible. A: "It would really serve him well to be swift to hear, slow to speak." B: "I know, his mouth always seems to get him into trouble."
What does quick to listen slow to speak?
What do we mean? We mean to train your mind to speak the Word of life over your emotion rather than speaking what the emotion from the current circumstance is bringing.
What Bible verse says do not be fast to speak?
"Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger…" "…for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God." "Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it."
Where in the Bible does it talk about slow to anger?
2. Proverbs 14:29. Whoever is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a hasty temper exalts folly.
What does it mean that God is slow to anger?
It's a divine reaction to selfish and destructive human decisions, and it's rooted in God's love. Just like you would get angry if you saw a beautiful work of art being vandalized, so God's anger is a response to evil done to or by his human images. God would not be good if he didn't get angry at evil.
Who can bridle the tongue?
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
What does the Bible say about forgiving quickly?
' " “You, Lord, are forgiving and good, abounding in love to all who call to you.” “And when you stand praying, if you hold anything against anyone, forgive them, so that your Father in heaven may forgive you your sins.” “Blessed is the one whose transgressions are forgiven, whose sins are covered.”