Verse 20

Do you see a man hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

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Referenced Verses

  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
  • Prov 26:12 : 12 Do you see a man wise in his own eyes? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
  • Prov 14:29 : 29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who is quick-tempered exalts folly.
  • Prov 21:5 : 5 The thoughts of the diligent lead only to abundance, but everyone who is hasty, only to poverty.
  • Eccl 5:2 : 2 Do not be rash with your mouth, and do not let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God, for God is in heaven, and you are on earth; therefore, let your words be few.
  • Prov 29:11 : 11 A fool utters all his mind; but a wise man keeps it in till afterward.