Proverbs 17:27

Hebrew Bible

24 Wisdom is directly in front of the discerning person,but the eyes of a fool run to the ends of the earth. 25 A foolish child is a grief to his father and bitterness to the mother who bore him. 26 It is terrible to punish a righteous person,and to flog honorable men is wrong. 27 The truly wise person restrains his words, and the one who stays calm is discerning. 28 Even a fool who remains silent is considered wise, and the one who holds his tongue is deemed discerning.

James 1:19

New Testament

17 All generous giving and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom there is no variation or the slightest hint of change. 18 By his sovereign plan he gave us birth through the message of truth, that we would be a kind of firstfruits of all he created. 19 Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger. 20 For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness. 21 So put away all filth and evil excess and humbly welcome the message implanted within you, which is able to save your souls.

 Notes and References

"... Admonitions lay emphasis on the didactic element and call for obedience to and implementation of the advice. Usually a reason is added to support the admonitions. They are eminently suited to the wisdom style that offers practical advice to its readers. James finds this form to be the most appropriate way to express his paraenetical advice, as shown in the following examples. (1) James 1:2 (“My brothers and sisters, whenever you face trials of any kind, consider it nothing but joy”) continues with numerous other admonitions: “And let endurance have its full effect, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking in nothing” (1:4); “If any of you is lacking in wisdom, ask God, who gives to all generously and ungrudgingly, and it will be given you” (1:5); “But ask in faith, never doubting, for the one who doubts is like a wave of the sea, driven and tossed by the wind” (1:6). (2) James 1:19–27 contains a series of admonitions that revolve around the threefold saying: “Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger” (1:19). (Dibeliu, James, 109–10, has argued that this three-part saying is constituted from traditional wisdom sayings) ..."

Hartin, Patrick J. "'Who Is Wise and Understanding Among You?' (James 3:13): An Analysis of Wisdom, Eschatology, and Apocalypticism in the Letter of James" in Wills, Lawrence M., and Benjamin G. Wright (eds.) Conflicted Boundaries in Wisdom and Apocalypticism (pp. 149-168) Society of Biblical Literature, 2005

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