James 1:19 (GNV)

Passage

Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

Nearby Context

James 1:17 Euery good giuing, and euery perfect gift is from aboue, and commeth downe from the Father of lights, with whome is no variablenes, neither shadow of turning.

James 1:18 Of his owne will begate hee vs with the woorde of trueth, that we shoulde be as the first fruites of his creatures.

James 1:19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

James 1:20 For the wrath of man doeth not accomplish the righteousnesse of God.

James 1:21 Wherefore lay apart all filthinesse, and superfluitie of maliciousnesse, and receiue with meekenes the word that is graffed in you, which is able to saue your soules.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "wherefore", "deare", "brethren", "euery", "swift", "heare", "slowe", and "speake". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "wherefore" and "deare", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 18's "Of his owne will begate hee vs..." into verse 20's "For the wrath of man doeth not...", so "wherefore" and "deare" belong inside that flow. In James context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "wherefore" and "deare" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.