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JAMES 1:19
Victor M. Eskew
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
1. Beloved
A. Strong (27): beloved
B. Thayer: beloved, esteemed, dear, favorite, worthy of love
C. Vine: to love, dearly beloved
2. Brethren
A. Strong (80): a brother, near or remote
B. Thayer: a brother, a fellow believer, united to another by the bond of affection, brethren in Christ
C. Vine: a brother, believers
3. Let every
A. Strong (3956): all, any, every, the whole
B. Thayer: every, any, all, the whole, everyone
C. Vine: every one of a class, any and every, of every kind, all every man
4. Man
A. Strong (444): manfaced, that is, a human being
B. Thayer: human being, whether male or female
C. Vine: a human being, male or female, without reference to sex or nationality
5. Swift
A. Strong (5036): fleet, that is prompt or ready
B. Thayer: quick, fleet, speedy
C. Vine: swift, speedy
6. Hear
A. Strong (191): to hear
B. Thayer: to hear, to attend to, consider what is or has been said, to understand, perceive the sense of what is said
C. Vine: to hear
7. Slow
A. Strong (1021): slow
B. Thayer: slow
C. Vine: slow
8. Speak
A. Strong (2980): to talk, that is, to utter words
B. Thayer: to utter a voice, to speak, to talk, to use words in order to declare one’s mind and disclose one’s thoughts
C. Vine: to speak
9. Wrath
A. Strong (3709): excitement of the mind…violent passion
B. Thayer: anger, wrath, indignation
C. Vine: anger, as the strongest of all passions