יעקב 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
הערת לימוד
Study Note
The triple imperative — 'let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger' — functions as a practical application of the new birth effected by the word of truth (verse 18), framing receptivity and emotional restraint as marks of life transformed by the gospel. The sequence is deliberate: hearing precedes speaking, and slowness to anger is the fruit of both — anger arises when the speaking self has silenced the listening self. The wisdom tradition provides antecedents (Proverbs 13:3; 17:27-28; Sirach 5:11-13), but James places the instruction within a theological context: the anger of man 'does not produce the righteousness of God' (verse 20). The verse grounds the social ethic of speech and emotional regulation in the prior reality of divine new birth rather than mere self-improvement.
תרגומים נוספים
Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;
הפניות צולבות
And Ezra the priest brought the law before the congregation both of men and women, and all that could hear …
And he read therein before the street that was before the water gate from the morning until midday, before the …
And all the people went their way to eat, and to drink, and to send portions, and to make great …
And they found written in the law which the Lord had commanded by Moses, that the children of Israel should …
Also day by day, from the first day unto the last day, he read in the book of the law …
And they stood up in their place, and read in the book of the law of the Lord their God …
And refused to obey, neither were mindful of thy wonders that thou didst among them; but hardened their necks, and …
Now therefore hearken unto me, O ye children: for blessed are they that keep my ways.
For whoso findeth me findeth life, and shall obtain favour of the Lord.
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.