Seest thou a man wise in his own conceit? There is more hope of a fool than of him.
Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God; for to draw nigh to hear is better than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they know not that they do evil.
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thy heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Ye know (this), my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: