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James 1:20
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18 aOf His own will He brought us forth by the bword of truth, cthat we might be a kind of firstfruits of His creatures.  

Qualities Needed in Trials

19 1So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, aslow to speak, bslow to wrath;  
20 for the wrath of man does not produce the righteousness of God.

Doers—Not Hearers Only

21 Therefore alay aside all filthiness and overflow of wickedness, and receive with meekness the implanted word, bwhich is able to save your souls.  
22 But abe doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.  
23 For aif anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man observing his natural face in a mirror;  
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James 1:20

The wrath of man (orgh androv). Here anhr (as opposed to gunh woman), not anqrwpov of verse James 1:19 (inclusive of both man and woman). If taken in this sense, it means that a man's anger (settled indignation in contrast with qumov, boiling rage or fury) does not necessarily work God's righteousness. There is such a thing as righteous indignation, but one is not necessarily promoting the cause of God by his own personal anger. See Acts 10:35 for "working righteousness," and James 2:9 for "working sin" (ergazomai both times).




Other Robertson's Word Pictures (NT) entries containing James 1:20:

James 2:12
James 3:1

 

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