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

This

Galatians 3:4

General references

Bible References

Seem

There is a way [that seems] upright {to} a man, but its end [is] the way of death.

Therefore consider how you listen, for whoever has, to him [more] will be given, and whoever does not have, even what he thinks [that he] has will be taken away from him."

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks [himself] to be wise among you in this age, let him become a fool, in order that he may become wise.

But from those {who were influential} (whatever they were, [it makes] no difference to me, {God does not show partiality})--for those who were influential added nothing to me.

For if anyone thinks he is something [although he] is nothing, he is deceiving himself.

Bridleth

Understand [this], my dear brothers: every person must be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

For we all stumble [in] many [ways]. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he [is] a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.

Do not be like a horse [or] like a mule, without understanding; [that needs] his tackle--bridle and rein--for restraint [or he would not] come near you.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

I said, "I will guard my ways {that I may not sin} with my tongue. I will keep a muzzle over my mouth as long as [the] wicked [are] before me."

Set a guard, O Yahweh, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

In many words, transgression is not lacking, but he who restrains his lips is prudent.

From the fruit of the mouth of a man, he shall eat what is good, but the desire of the treacherous, wrongdoing.

The tongue of the wise will dispense knowledge, but the mouth of fools will pour out folly.

A decision is upon the lips of a king; in judgment his mouth will not sin.

Better a poor person walking in integrity than one who is perverse {in his speech} and is a fool.

{All day} he craves a craving, but the righteous will give and not hold back.

{No rotten word must proceed} from your mouth, but only something good for the building up of the need, in order that it may give grace to those who hear,

and obscenity, and foolish talk, or coarse jesting (which [are] not proper), but rather thanksgiving.

Let your speech always [be] with grace, seasoned with salt, so that [you] may know how it is necessary for you to answer each one.

For "The one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and [his] lips must not speak deceit.

But

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

{Take care} so that your heart is not easily deceived, and you turn away, and you serve other gods, and you bow down to them.

[He] feeds [on] ashes; a {deceived mind} misleads him. And he cannot save {himself}, and he cannot say, "Is [this] not an illusion in my right hand?"

For if anyone thinks he is something [although he] is nothing, he is deceiving himself.

This

But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

You must not {continue} to bring offerings of futility, incense--it [is] an abomination to me; new moon and Sabbath, [the] calling of a convocation-- I cannot endure iniquity with [solemn] assembly.

You have said, '[It is] useless to serve God! What [is the] gain if we keep his requirements, and if we walk as mourners {before} Yahweh of hosts?

and they worship me in vain, teaching [as] doctrines the commandments of men.'"

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

by which you are also being saved, if you hold fast to the message I proclaimed to you, unless you believed to no purpose.

Have you suffered so many [things] for nothing--if indeed also [it was] for nothing?

General references

He who keeps his mouth guards his life; he who opens his lips, ruin [belongs] to him.

He who guards his mouth and his tongue, he guards his life from danger.

But if Christ has not been raised, then our preaching [is] in vain, and your faith [is] in vain.

And if we put bits in the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we also guide their whole bodies.