James 1:20
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousnesse of God.
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- 2 Timothy 2:24–25Rank 1 from verse 20
24And the servant of the Lord must not strive; but be gentle unto all men, apt to teach, patient,
25In meekness instructing those that oppose themselves; if God peradventure will give them repentance to the acknowledging of the truth;
24And the seruant of the Lord must not striue: but bee gentle vnto all men, apt to teach, ‖patient,
25In meekenesse instructing those that oppose themselues, if God peraduenture will giue them repentance to the acknowledging of the trueth.
- Ephesians 4:26Rank 2 from verse 20
- James 3:17–18Rank 3 from verse 20
17But 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.
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
17But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easie to be intreated, full of mercy, and good fruits, ‖without partialitie, and without hypocrisie.
18And the fruit of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace.
- Numbers 20:11–12Rank 4 from verse 20
11And 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.
12¶ And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron, Because ye believed me not, to sanctify me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this congregation into the land which I have given them.
11And Moses lift vp his hand, and with his rod he smote the rocke twice: and the water came out abundantly, and the Congregation dranke, and their beasts also.
12¶ And the LORD spake vnto Moses and Aaron, Because ye beleeue me not, to sanctifie me in the eyes of the children of Israel, therefore ye shall not bring this Congregation into the land which I haue giuen them.
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James 1:20
1. In behalf of or in the place of. 2. With respect to, concerning, or toward. 3. Because of or on account of. 4. During or throughout. 5. In order to obtain or reach. 6. As a conjunction, because or seeing that.
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Fierce anger, indignation, displeasure, rage, or the punitive judgment and destructive action that proceed from it.
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1. A human being or person. 2. Mankind collectively. 3. A male person.
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Third-person singular present form of work, meaning to labour, act, operate, perform, make, produce, accomplish, or bring about.
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righteousness
The state or character of being righteous; justice, uprightness, or conformity to what is right.
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The one true God.
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1:19Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
1:19Wherefore my beloued brethren, let euery man bee swift to heare, slow to speake, slow to wrath.
1:20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.
1:20For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousnesse of God.
Selected passage1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.
1:21Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of naughtinesse, & receiue with meeknesse the engrafted word, which is able to saue your soules.
1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
1:22But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
1:23For if any be a hearer of the word, and not a doer, he is like unto a man beholding his natural face in a glass:
1:23For if any be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like vnto a man beholding his naturall face in a glasse:
1:24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
1:24For hee beholdeth himselfe, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what maner of man he was.
1:25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
1:25But who so looketh into the perfect Law of libertie, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetfull hearer, but a doer of the worke, this man shall be blessed in his ‖deed.
1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
1:26If any man among you seeme to be religious, & bridleth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.
1:27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
1:27Pure religion and vndefiled before God and the Father, is this, to visit the fatherlesse and widowes in their affliction, and to keepe himselfe vnspotted from the world.