So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.
Friends, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires.Being quick to listen mean that, we train ourselves to wait for the whole story before diving in with our opinion. Slow to speak is the flip side of that words, and don't blunt out everything that come into our heads.Uncontrolled anger leads to uncontrolled speech. How often do we find ourselves regretting  words spoken in the heat of the moment.
Most of us are not naturally quick to listen, but we can train ourselves to be better listeners. Good listening is active. It engages with the speaker. It understands the speaker's perspective, even if we disagree. When people feel heard, they are more willing o listen to the other side. When someone's done you wrong!  Sooner or later it happens to all.of us. Somewhere along the way, we all get  hurt or cheated, or lied to or abused. Yet when it happens most of us find ourselves strangely unprepared. In  our outraged, we often cry out to God against who wronged us. We ask for justice, or even vengeance.If that's been true of you, it's time you found out how you can put the power of God to work for you, the next time someone does you wrong. Slow to Speak and listen. Amen