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 straight before man, and its latter state the ways of death.

There is a way straight before a man, and its latter state the ways of death.

See therefore how ye hear: for whoever should have, shall be given him; and whoever should not have, and what he seems to have shall be taken away from him.

Let none completely deceive himself. If any think to be wise in this life, let him be foolish, that he may he wise.

And from them seeming to be something, (whatever they were, it concerns me nothing: God receives not man's face:) for they seeming entrusted nothing to me:

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

Bridleth

Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

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

Ye shall not be as the horse, as the mule, not understanding: with bit and curb to stop his youth, not drawing near to thee.

Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit

To the overseer, to Jeduthun: chanting of David. I said, I will watch my way from sinning with my tongue: I will watch for my mouth with a muzzle while yet the unjust one is before me.

Set, O Jehovah, a watch to my mouth; guard over the door of my lips.

In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent

From the fruit of a man's mouth he shall eat good: and the soul of the transgressing, violence.

The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.

Divining upon the lips of the king: his mouth will not transgress in judgment

Good the poor one going in his integrity above the perverse of lips, and he foolish.

He longed a longing all the day: and the just one shall give and not keep back.

Let not any foul word go out of your mouth, but if any good to the building of necessity, that it might give grace to them hearing.

And obscenity, and silly discourse, or wit, which things concern not; but rather thankfulness.

Your word always in grace, Seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer one another.

For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:

But

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

Watch ye to yourselves, lest your heart shall be enticed, and ye turn aside and serve other gods, and worship to them:

He fed upon ashes: a deceived heart turned him away, and he shall not deliver his soul, and he shall not say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

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

This

And wilt thou know, O empty man, that faith without works is dead?

Ye shall not add to bring gifts of iniquity; incense, this an abomination to me; the new moon and the Sabbath, the calling of the assembly; I shall not be able to bear vanity and restraining.

Ye said, Vanity to serve God: and what profit that we watched his watches, and that we went mourning from the face of Jehovah of armies?

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

And in vain they revere me, teaching doctrines the commands of men.

By which also ye are saved, to which word I announced to you if ye hold, unless ye believed to no purpose.

Suffered ye so many things in vain? if yet also in vain.

General references

He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.

He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.

And if Christ has not risen, then our proclaiming vain, and also your faith vain.

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body.