Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Be not hasty in thy spirit to be angry: for anger resteth in the bosom of fools.

{He that is} soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.

{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}

He that {hath} no rule over his own spirit {is like} a city {that is} broken down, {and} without walls.

(Now the man Moses {was} very meek, above all the men which {were} upon the face of the earth.)

Make no friendship with an angry man; and with a furious man thou shalt not go:

Take my yoke upon you, and learn of me; for I am meek and lowly in heart: and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. {in great...: Heb. in great heights}

Exalt her, and she shall promote thee: she shall bring thee to honour, when thou dost embrace her.

Charity suffereth long, {and} is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, {vaunteth...: or, is not rash}

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, {and} easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. {partiality: or, wrangling}

Go not forth hastily to strive, lest {thou know not} what to do in the end thereof, when thy neighbour hath put thee to shame.

Then was Nebuchadnezzar full of fury, and the form of his visage was changed against Shadrach, Meshach, and Abednego: {therefore} he spake, and commanded that they should heat the furnace one seven times more than it was wont to be heated. {full: Chaldee, filled}

Then was fulfilled that which was spoken by Jeremy the prophet, saying,

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:

Better {is} the end of a thing than the beginning thereof: {and} the patient in spirit {is} better than the proud in spirit.

Cease from anger, and forsake wrath: fret not thyself in any wise to do evil.

The discretion of a man deferreth his anger; and {it is} his glory to pass over a transgression. {discretion: or, prudence}

{He that is} slow to anger {is} better than the mighty; and he that ruleth his spirit than he that taketh a city.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: {and} a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. {an...: or, a cool}

A wrathful man stirreth up strife: but {he that is} slow to anger appeaseth strife.

The thoughts of the diligent {tend} only to plenteousness; but of every one {that is} hasty only to want.

{He that is} soon angry dealeth foolishly: and a man of wicked devices is hated.

Seest thou a man {that is} hasty in his words? {there is} more hope of a fool than of him. {words: or, matters?}

Also, {that} the soul {be} without knowledge, {it is} not good; and he that hasteth with {his} feet sinneth.

{It is} an honour for a man to cease from strife: but every fool will be meddling.

Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.

Therefore do my thoughts cause me to answer, and for {this} I make haste. {I make...: Heb. my haste is in me}

Seeing then that these things cannot be spoken against, ye ought to be quiet, and to do nothing rashly.

But Abram said unto Sarai, Behold, thy maid {is} in thy hand; do to her as it pleaseth thee. And when Sarai dealt hardly with her, she fled from her face. {as...: Heb. that which is good in thine eyes} {dealt...: Heb. afflicted her}

Then Saul's anger was kindled against Jonathan, and he said unto him, Thou son of the perverse rebellious {woman}, do not I know that thou hast chosen the son of Jesse to thine own confusion, and unto the confusion of thy mother's nakedness? {Thou...: or, Thou perverse rebel: Heb. Son of perverse rebellion}

The beginning of strife {is as} when one letteth out water: therefore leave off contention, before it be meddled with.

And David said unto his men, Gird ye on every man his sword. And they girded on every man his sword; and David also girded on his sword: and there went up after David about four hundred men; and two hundred abode by the stuff.