James 1:20
18 Of his own will begat he us with the word of truth, that we should be a kind of firstfruits of his creatures.
19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
21 Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
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Compare
- BSB
- for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.
- KJV
- For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
- WEB
- for the anger of man doesn’t produce the righteousness of God.
- ASV
- for the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
- DARBY
- for man's wrath does not work God's righteousness.
- BLB
- for man’s anger does not produce the righteousness of God.
- ÅB
- for manns vrede virker ikke det som er rett for Gud.
- OTB
- for menneskelig vrede oppnår ikke den rettferdigheten som Gud ønsker.
- B1930
- for manns vrede virker ikke det som er rett for Gud.
Study notes (Tyndale)
Original text and word study
Cross references
2 Timothy 2:24–25
And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
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Be ye angry, and sin not: let not the sun go down upon your wrath:
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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.
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And Moses lifted up his hand, and with his rod he smote the rock twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the congregation drank, and their beasts also.
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