James 1:26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

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

James 1:22

Galatians 6:3

This

Galatians 3:4

General references

1 Corinthians 15:14

James 3:3

Bible References

Seem

Therefore see how you hear: for whosoever may have, it shall be given unto him; and whosoever may not have, it shall be taken from him, even that which he seems to have.

Let no one deceive himself. If any one seems to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.

But of those seeming to be something what they were at that time makes no difference to me: God does not receive the face of man: for those seeming to me to be prominent added nothing extra:

For if any one seems to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

Bridleth

Know, my beloved brethren; but let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow toward wrath:

For we all fail in many things; if any one fails not in word, the same is a perfect man, able even to bridle the whole body.

Let no corrupt communication go forth out of your mouth, but if anything is good unto edification of need, in order that he may give grace to those who hear.

and indecorum, or foolish talking, or indecent jesting, which is not becoming, but rather the giving of thanks:

Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how it behooves you to answer each one.

For let the one wishing to love life, and to see good days, cease his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile:

But

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

For if any one seems to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

This

Do you wish to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is inefficient?

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

In vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.

by which you are also saved; which word I preached to you, if you hold it fast, otherwise you believed in vain.

Have you suffered so many things in vain? if indeed in vain.

General references

but if Christ is not risen, then indeed is our preaching vain, and your faith is vain.

But if we put bridles into the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us; and we manage their whole body;