James 1:19-20

There is a righteousness that God requires of us. How is it that we are to meet this requirement of righteousness set by God? Well, what is the opposite? The opposite of fulfilling this requirement of righteousness is to not fulfill it. Anger leads to not fulfilling the requirement of righteousness. This is described as the reason for which you are not to be quick to anger. Instead, you are to be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to anger. All of these may be somehow connected. It may be that those who are quick to speak are those who are also quick to be angry. Do not be quick to anger, and seek to produce the righteousness that God requires.