Proverbs 29:20
Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
BSB
ASV
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
KJV
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
CONFERENCE 14:9 (435)
In all things be "quick to listen and slow to speak" lest the remark of Solomon be fulfilled in you: "If you see a man too ready of speech, know that a fool has more hope than he." And never dare to teach someone what you have not practiced yourself.
Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.
The walk8
Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.
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James 1:19My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
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When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.
Through
Proverbs 29:11A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.
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A man’s insight gives him patience, and his virtue is to overlook an offense.
Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
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Ecclesiastes 5:2Do not be quick to speak, and do not be hasty in your heart to utter a word before God. After all, God is in heaven and you are on earth. So let your…
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And when you pray, do not babble on like pagans, for they think that by their many words they will be heard.
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Proverbs 14:29A patient man has great understanding, but a quick-tempered man promotes folly.
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My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,