Slow
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Slow

Bible Thesaurus

Slow (43 Occurrences)
... 2. (superl.) Moving a short space in a relatively long time; not swift; not quick
in motion; not rapid; moderate; deliberate; as, a slow stream; a slow motion. ...
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Compassionate (22 Occurrences)
... Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant
in loving kindness and truth, (See NAS NIV). Deuteronomy ...
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Abounding (28 Occurrences)
... Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant
in loving kindness and truth, (See NAS RSV NIV). Numbers ...
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Longsuffering (17 Occurrences)
... literally, "long of nose" (or "breathing"), and, as anger was indicated by rapid,
violent breathing through the nostrils, "long of anger," or "slow to wrath ...
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Plenteous (16 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in lovingkindness, forgiving
iniquity and transgression; and that will by no means clear the guilty ...
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Long-suffering (23 Occurrences)
... Joel 2:13 and rend your heart, and not your garments, and turn unto Jehovah your
God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in ...
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Merciful (53 Occurrences)
... with forgiveness (Exodus 34:7 Numbers 14:18 1 Timothy 1:13, 16); (c) with His
forbearance (Psalm 145:8, "Yahweh is gracious and merciful, slow to anger and of ...
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Quick (49 Occurrences)
... 3. (superl.) Speedy; hasty; swift; not slow; as, be quick. ... Romans 12:11 Be not slow
in your work, but be quick in spirit, as the Lord's servants; (BBE). ...
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Slowly (7 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (adv.) In a slow manner; moderately; not rapidly; not
early; not rashly; not ready; tardily. Multi-Version Concordance ...
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Patient (34 Occurrences)
... (WEY). 2 Peter 3:9 The Lord is not slow concerning his promise, as some count slowness;
but is patient with us, not wishing that any should perish, but that all ...
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Worker (36 Occurrences)
... eyes. (BBE). Proverbs 10:4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the
hand of the ready worker gets in wealth. (BBE). Proverbs ...
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Yesterday (13 Occurrences)
... Moses saith unto Jehovah, 'O, my Lord, I 'am' not a man of words, either yesterday,
or before, or since Thy speaking unto Thy servant, for I 'am' slow of mouth ...
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Overlooking (11 Occurrences)
... (BBE). Numbers 14:18 The Lord is slow to wrath and great in mercy, overlooking
wrongdoing and evil, and will not let wrongdoers go free; sending punishment on ...
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Oh (164 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Lazy (10 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Disinclined to action or exertion; averse to labor; idle; shirking
work. 2. (superl.) Inactive; slothful; slow; sluggish; as, a lazy stream. ...
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Linger (7 Occurrences)
... 1. (v.) To delay; to loiter; to remain or wait long; to be slow or reluctant in
parting or moving; to be slow in deciding; to be in suspense; to hesitate. ...
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Wondrous (41 Occurrences)
... neck, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage; but
Thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and full of compassion, slow to anger ...
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Walk (315 Occurrences)
... walk the streets. 8. (vt) To cause to walk; to lead, drive, or ride with
a slow pace; as to walk one's horses. 9. (vt) To subject ...
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Forgiving (11 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 'Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving
iniquity and disobedience; and that will by no means clear the guilty ...
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Recently (8 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Relents (2 Occurrences)
... 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 ...
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Eloquent (4 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Deliberate (2 Occurrences)
... Weighing facts and arguments with a view to a choice or decision; carefully considering
the probable consequences of a step; circumspect; slow in determining ...
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Dearly-loved (20 Occurrences)
... (WEY). James 1:19 You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one
be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry. (WEY). ...
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Dull (16 Occurrences)
... 1. (superl.) Slow of understanding; wanting readiness of apprehension; stupid; doltish;
blockish. 2. (superl.) Slow in action; sluggish; unready; awkward. ...
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Pace (3 Occurrences)
... 4. (n.) A slow gait; a footpace. 5. (n.) Specifically, a kind of fast amble; a rack. ...
Don't slow down for me, unless I ask you to." (See NAS RSV). ...
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Crawl (5 Occurrences)
... 2. (vi) to move or advance in a feeble, slow, or timorous manner. ... 5. (n.) The act
or motion of crawling; slow motion, as of a creeping animal. ...
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Slack (19 Occurrences)
... 6. (superl.) Not violent, rapid, or pressing; slow; moderate; easy; as,
business is slack. 7. (adv.) Slackly; as, slack dried hops. ...
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Slowness (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary (n.) The quality or state of being slow.
Multi-Version Concordance Slowness (1 Occurrence). 2 Peter 3:9 ...
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Swift (35 Occurrences)
... James 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear,
slow to speak, and slow to anger; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Slacken (1 Occurrence)
... slacks. 4. (v.) To abate; to become less violent. 5. (v.) To lose rapidity;
to become more slow; as, a current of water slackens. 6 ...
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Abundant (124 Occurrences)
... Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant
in loving kindness and truth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT). ...
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Gracious (106 Occurrences)
... Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness
and truth, (WEB KJV JPS ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Fat (150 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow
in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their ...
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Seems (99 Occurrences)
... Luke 18:7 And will not God avenge the wrongs of His own People who cry aloud to
Him day and night, although He seems slow in taking action on their behalf? ...
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Heretofore (25 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 And Moses said unto the LORD, O my LORD, I am not eloquent, neither
heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant: but I am slow of speech ...
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Unpunished (24 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 'Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving
iniquity and disobedience; and that will by no means clear the guilty ...
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Temper (14 Occurrences)
... (YLT NAS RSV NIV). Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to anger has great understanding,
but he who has a quick temper displays folly. (WEB YLT NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Lovingkindness (176 Occurrences)
... or "mercifulness" (Exodus 20:6), "showing lovingkindness (the English Revised Version
"mercy") unto thousands of them that love me"; Exodus 34:6, "slow to anger ...
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Ah (43 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Shut (237 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow
in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their ...
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Steadfast (194 Occurrences)
... proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger,
and abundant in loving kindness and truth, (See RSV). Exodus ...
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Anger (387 Occurrences)
... In Proverbs men are dissuaded from anger (Proverbs 15:1; Proverbs 27:4), and the
"slow to anger" is commended (Proverbs 15:18; Proverbs 16:32; Proverbs 19:11). ...
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Note (129 Occurrences)
... (WEB KJV ASV BBE WBS YLT NAS RSV NIV). James 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers,
let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; (See NIV). ...
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Past (200 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Entirely (39 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 Jehovah 'is' slow to anger, and of great kindness; bearing away iniquity
and transgression, and not entirely acquitting, charging iniquity of ...
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Rebellion (51 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 'Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving
iniquity and disobedience; and that will by no means clear the guilty ...
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Wrath (503 Occurrences)
... See RETRIBUTION, 5. God's anger while slow, and not easily aroused (Psalm 103:8
Isaiah 48:9 Jonah 4:2 Nahum 1:3), is to be dreaded (Psalm 2:12; Psalm 76:7 ...
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Speech (107 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Angry (269 Occurrences)
... (BBE). James 1:19 You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be
quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry. (WEY BBE NIV). ...
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Dear (120 Occurrences)
... James 1:19 You know this, my dearly-loved brethren. But let every one be quick to
hear, slow to speak, and slow to be angry. (Root in WEY BBE NIV). ...
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Beloved (117 Occurrences)
... James 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow
to speak, and slow to anger; (WEB KJV ASV DBY WBS YLT NAS RSV). ...
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Compassion (145 Occurrences)
... But thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant
in lovingkindness, and forsookest them not. (See JPS NAS NIV). ...
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Loving-kindness (150 Occurrences)
... But thou art a +God ready to forgive, gracious and merciful, slow to anger and
of great loving-kindness, and thou forsookest them not. (DBY). ...
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Loving (292 Occurrences)
... proclaimed, "Yahweh! Yahweh, a merciful and gracious God, slow to anger, and
abundant in loving kindness and truth, (WEB ASV NAS). Exodus ...
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Tongue (160 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Listen (441 Occurrences)
... (WEY). James 1:19 So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift
to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; (See NIV). James ...
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Either (152 Occurrences)
... Exodus 4:10 Moses said to Yahweh, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now,
nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of ...
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Goodness (83 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 Jehovah is slow to anger, and abundant in goodness, forgiving iniquity
and transgression, but by no means clearing the guilty, visiting the ...
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Waiting (274 Occurrences)
... Hebrews 6:12 So that you may not be slow in heart, but may take as your example
those to whom God has given their heritage, because of their faith and their ...
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Wise (422 Occurrences)
... Matthew 13:15 For the heart of this people has become fat and their ears are slow
in hearing and their eyes are shut; for fear that they might see with their ...
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Gets (122 Occurrences)
... name. (BBE NAS RSV). Proverbs 10:4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor,
but the hand of the ready worker gets in wealth. (BBE). ...
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Folly (68 Occurrences)
... It is probably from a root meaning "thickness," "sluggishness," suggesting a slow,
self-confident person, but it is used with a wide reference. ...
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Quiets (2 Occurrences)
... Quiets (2 Occurrences). Proverbs 15:18 An angry man makes men come to blows, but
he who is slow to get angry puts an end to fighting. (See RSV). ...
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Quick-tempered (3 Occurrences)
... (See NAS NIV). Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to be angry has great good sense; but
he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. (See NAS). ...
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Visiting (10 Occurrences)
... Numbers 14:18 'Yahweh is slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, forgiving
iniquity and disobedience; and that will by no means clear the guilty ...
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Necks (28 Occurrences)
... their necks, and in their rebellion appointed a captain to return to their bondage:
but thou art a God ready to pardon, gracious and merciful, slow to anger ...
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Name (10157 Occurrences)
... on Mt. Sinai, "Yah, Yahweh, a God merciful and gracious, slow to anger,
and abundant in lovingkindness and truth," etc. (Exodus ...
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Numbers (136 Occurrences)
... Sinai (e) Slow Conquest of Canaan (3) Number of the Firstborn 3. Alleged Physical
Impossibilities (1) Duties of the Priests (2) Assembling of the Congregation ...
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Negligent (7 Occurrences)
... See NAS). Proverbs 10:4 He who is slow in his work becomes poor, but the
hand of the ready worker gets in wealth. (See NAS). Daniel ...
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Undergone (20 Occurrences)
... you have knowledge: keep me in mind and come to my help, and give their right reward
to those who are attacking me; take me not away, for you are slow to be ...
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Unready (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Not ready or prepared; not prompt; slow; awkward;
clumsy. 2. (a.) Not dressed; undressed. 3. (vt) To undress. ...
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Overlook (7 Occurrences)
... (YLT). Proverbs 19:11 The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It
is his glory to overlook an offense. (WEB BBE NAS RSV NIV). ...
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Olives (30 Occurrences)
... arboriculture upon this ridge is the strong northwest wind which permanently bends
most trees toward the Southeast, but affects the sturdy, slow-growing olive ...
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Over-quick (3 Occurrences)
... Over-quick (3 Occurrences). Proverbs 14:29 He who is slow to be angry has great
good sense; but he whose spirit is over-quick gives support to what is foolish. ...
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Olive (61 Occurrences)
... The olive, Olea Europaea (Natural Order Oleaceae), is a slow-growing tree, requiring
years of patient labor before reaching full fruitfulness. ...
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Long (2810 Occurrences)
... long book. 3. (superl.) Slow in passing; causing weariness by length or
duration; lingering; as, long hours of watching. 4. (superl ...
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Laish (8 Occurrences)
... very good: why are you doing nothing? Do not be slow to go in and take the
land for your heritage. (BBE). Judges 18:14 Then the five ...
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Late (24 Occurrences)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (v.) Coming after the time when due, or after the usual
or proper time; not early; slow; tardy; long delayed; as, a late spring. ...
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Lag (1 Occurrence)
... Noah Webster's Dictionary 1. (a.) Coming tardily after or behind; slow; tardy. 2.
(a.) Last; long-delayed; -- obsolete, except in the phrase lag end. ...
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