James 1:26

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Summary

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Seem

Bridleth

But

This

Galatians 3:4

General references

Bible References

Seem

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Notice therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, and whoever has not, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.

Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.

But from those who were reputed to be something (what kind they were formerly, it makes no difference to me, God does not accept a personage of man), for those who were of repute added nothing to me,

For if some man presumes to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Bridleth

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

For we all stumble in many things. If any man does not stumble in word, this is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Become ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding, whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [else] they will not come near to thee.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth, but the soul of the treacherous, violence.

The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

also indecency, and foolish talking or jesting, things not befitting, but thankfulness instead.

your speech always with grace seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

But

But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them,

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

For if some man presumes to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

This

But do thou want to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before LORD of hosts?

And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

by which also ye are saved if ye hold firm that word I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

Did ye suffer so many things in vain? If it is indeed in vain.

General references

He who guards his mouth keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

And if Christ has not risen, then our preaching is empty, and your faith is also empty.

Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body.