Marital Communication

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry.

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it , it is folly and shame unto him.

To answer before listening—that is folly and shame.

If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Finally, be ye all of one mind, having compassion one of another, love as brethren, be pitiful, be courteous:

Finally, all of you, be like-minded, be sympathetic, love one another, be compassionate and humble.

Finally, all of you, have unity of mind, sympathy, brotherly love, a tender heart, and a humble mind.

Look not every man on his own things, but every man also on the things of others.

Not looking to your own interests but each of you to the interests of the others.

Let each of you look not only to his own interests, but also to the interests of others.

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.

Two are better than one, because they have a good return for their labor:

Two are better than one, because they have a good reward for their toil.

Iron sharpeneth iron; so a man sharpeneth the countenance of his friend.

As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.

Iron sharpens iron, and one man sharpens another.