Bible Verses about “being assertive”

“¶ Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:”

“For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

“‹But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.›”

“If thou doest well, shalt thou not be accepted? and if thou doest not well, sin lieth at the door. And unto thee [shall be] his desire, and thou shalt rule over him.”

“¶ And it came to pass on the second sabbath after the first, that he went through the corn fields; and his disciples plucked the ears of corn, and did eat, rubbing [them] in [their] hands.”

“‹But into whatsoever city ye enter, and they receive you not, go your ways out into the streets of the same, and say,›”

“‹Even the very dust of your city, which cleaveth on us, we do wipe off against you: notwithstanding be ye sure of this, that the kingdom of God is come nigh unto you.›”

“‹But I say unto you, that it shall be more tolerable in that day for Sodom, than for that city.›”

“And certain of the Pharisees said unto them, Why do ye that which is not lawful to do on the sabbath days?”

“And Jesus answering them said, ‹Have ye not read so much as this, what David did, when himself was an hungred, and they which were with him;›”

“‹How he went into the house of God, and did take and eat the shewbread, and gave also to them that were with him; which it is not lawful to eat but for the priests alone?›”

“And he said unto them, ‹That the Son of man is Lord also of the sabbath.›”