Bible Verses about 'Slow'

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick… James 1:19

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry. James 1:19	So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger. speaking listening anger
The Lord is compassionate and merciful, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. Psalm 103:8	Yahweh is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness. grace love patience

“Don’t tear your clothing in your grief, but tear your hearts instead.” Return to the Lord your God, for he is merciful and compassionate, slow to get angry and filled with unfailing love. He is eager to relent and not punish. Joel 2:13	Tear your heart and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity. heart grace love
The Lord isn’t really being slow about his promise, as some people think. No, he is being patient for your sake. He does not want anyone to be destroyed, but wants everyone to repent. 2 Peter 3:9	The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness; but he is patient with us, not wishing that anyone should perish, but that all should come to repentance. salvation patience conversion
People with understanding control their anger; a hot temper shows great foolishness. Proverbs 14:29	He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly. wisdom patience understanding
Better to be patient than powerful; better to have self-control than to conquer a city. Proverbs 16:32	One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city. peace patience self-control
Therefore, since we are surrounded by such a huge crowd of witnesses to the life of faith, let us strip off every weight that slows us down, especially the sin that so easily trips us up. And let us run with endurance the race God has set before us. Hebrews 12:1	Therefore let’s also, seeing we are surrounded by so great a cloud of witnesses, lay aside every weight and the sin which so easily entangles us, and let’s run with perseverance the race that is set before us. sin life overcoming