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Source language
Original Greek   
⸀Ἴστε, ἀδελφοί μου ἀγαπητοί. ἔστω ⸀δὲ πᾶς ἄνθρωπος ταχὺς εἰς τὸ ἀκοῦσαι, βραδὺς εἰς τὸ λαλῆσαι, βραδὺς εἰς ὀργήν,
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
rIste, adelphoi mou agapetoi. esto rde pas anthropos takhus eis to akousai, bradus eis to lalesai, bradus eis orgen,

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
scitis fratres mei dilecti sit autem omnis homo velox ad audiendum tardus autem ad loquendum et tardus ad iram

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Why, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Authorized (King James) Version   
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
New King James Version   
So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
21st Century King James Version   
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Ye know this , my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And you, my beloved brethren, everyone of you should be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger.
Darby Bible Translation   
So that, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man be swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to anger.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Ye know this, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
God's Word   
Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
International Standard Version   
You must understand this, my dear brothers. Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
NET Bible   
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.
New American Standard Bible   
This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
New International Version   
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
New Living Translation   
Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Weymouth New Testament   
You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.
The World English Bible   
So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
EasyEnglish Bible   
Understand this, my Christian friends: We must all be careful to listen. We should not be too quick to speak. We should not get angry quickly.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
New Life Version   
My Christian brothers, you know everyone should listen much and speak little. He should be slow to become angry.
Revised Geneva Translation   
Therefore my dear brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
The Voice Bible   
Listen, open your ears, harness your desire to speak, and don’t get worked up into a rage so easily, my brothers and sisters.
Living Bible   
Dear brothers, don’t ever forget that it is best to listen much, speak little, and not become angry;
New Catholic Bible   
Remember this, my beloved brethren: everyone should be quick to listen but slow to speak and slow to anger.
Legacy Standard Bible   
Know this, my beloved brothers. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;
Jubilee Bible 2000   
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
Christian Standard Bible   
My dear brothers and sisters, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Understand [this], my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear [a ready listener], slow to speak, slow to take offense and to get angry.
New Century Version   
My dear brothers and sisters, always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily,
The Message   
Post this at all the intersections, dear friends: Lead with your ears, follow up with your tongue, and let anger straggle along in the rear. God’s righteousness doesn’t grow from human anger. So throw all spoiled virtue and cancerous evil in the garbage. In simple humility, let our gardener, God, landscape you with the Word, making a salvation-garden of your life.
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
Remember this, my dear brothers: Let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
Understand this, my dear brothers: everyone must be · quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to become angry.
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger;
New Matthew Bible   
Therefore, dear brethren, let everyone be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.
Good News Translation®   
Remember this, my dear friends! Everyone must be quick to listen, but slow to speak and slow to become angry.
Wycliffe Bible   
Know ye, my brethren most loved, be each man swift to hear, but slow to speak, and slow to wrath;
New Testament for Everyone   
So, my dear brothers and sisters, get this straight. Every person should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger.
Contemporary English Version   
My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
In view of what he has made us then, dear brothers, let every man be quick to listen but slow to use his tongue, and slow to lose his temper. For man’s temper is never the means of achieving God’s true goodness.
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Common English Bible © 2011   
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to grow angry.
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Let everyone be quick to hear [be a careful, thoughtful listener], slow to speak [a speaker of carefully chosen words and], slow to anger [patient, reflective, forgiving];
English Standard Version Anglicised   
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Know this, my dear brothers: everyone should be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath,
New American Standard Bible   
You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
The Expanded Bible   
My ·dear [L beloved] brothers and sisters [C fellow believers], [L under-stand/know this:] ·always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily [L be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger; Prov. 17:28],
Tree of Life Version   
Know this, my dear brothers and sisters: let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger—
Revised Standard Version   
Know this, my beloved brethren. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
New International Reader's Version   
My dear brothers and sisters, pay attention to what I say. Everyone should be quick to listen. But they should be slow to speak. They should be slow to get angry.
BRG Bible   
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Complete Jewish Bible   
Therefore, my dear brothers, let every person be quick to listen but slow to speak, slow to get angry;
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
My dear brothers, do not forget this. Every man should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to be angry.
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
You must understand this, my beloved: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Have da’as of this, my beloved Achim b’Moshiach. Let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to ka’as (anger). [MISHLE 10:19]
Names of God Bible   
Remember this, my dear brothers and sisters: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and should not get angry easily.
Modern English Version   
Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
Easy-to-Read Version   
My dear brothers and sisters, always be more willing to listen than to speak. Keep control of your anger.
International Children’s Bible   
My dear brothers, always be willing to listen and slow to speak. Do not become angry easily.
Lexham English Bible   
Understand this, my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
New International Version - UK   
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
Disciples Literal New Testament   
You know this, my beloved brothers, but let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow into anger.