Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bridle » Figurative
Because thy raging against me and thine arrogance is come up into mine ears, I will put my ring in thy nose, and my bridle in thy lips, And I will make thee go back by the way by which thou camest.
{To the chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.} I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a muzzle, while the wicked is before me.
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Deception » Who deceives themselves
For if any man reputes himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself; but let each prove his own work, and then he will have his boast in what belongs to himself alone, and not in what belongs to another.
But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves. For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror: for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like. read more.
But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing. If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing. If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Doer » Of the word
But he said, Yea rather, blessed are they who hear the word of God and keep it.
for whosoever shall do the will of my Father who is in the heavens, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.
Not every one who says to me, Lord, Lord, shall enter into the kingdom of the heavens, but he that does the will of my Father who is in the heavens.
(for not the hearers of the law are just before God, but the doers of the law shall be justified. For when those of the nations, which have no law, practise by nature the things of the law, these, having no law, are a law to themselves; who shew the work of the law written in their hearts, their conscience also bearing witness, and their thoughts accusing or else excusing themselves between themselves;)
But now also complete the doing of it; so that as there was the readiness to be willing, so also to complete out of what ye have.
But be ye doers of the word and not hearers only, beguiling yourselves. For if any man be a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like to a man considering his natural face in a mirror: for he has considered himself and is gone away, and straightway he has forgotten what he was like. read more.
But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing. If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
But he that fixes his view on the perfect law, that of liberty, and abides in it, being not a forgetful hearer but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his doing. If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain. Pure and undefiled religion before God and the Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, to keep oneself unspotted from the world.
Speak not against one another, brethren. He that speaks against his brother, or judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if thou judgest the law, thou art not doer of the law, but judge.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceived
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
He feedeth on ashes; a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
Slander » Men shall give account for
But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day:
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life and see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil and his lips that they speak no guile.
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile;
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Speech/communication » Those that do not keep their tongue
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his soul; destruction shall be to him that openeth wide his lips.
Vanity » The religion of hypocrites is
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.