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 of it is the ways of death.

There is a way that seems right to a man, but the end of it is the ways of death.

Therefore be careful how you hear. For whoever has, to him shall be given; and whoever has not, from him shall be taken even that which he seems to have.

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

But from those who seemed to be something (what kind they were then does not matter to me; God does not accept the face of man), for those seeming important conferred nothing to me.

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

Bridleth

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

For in many things we all offend. If anyone does not offend in word, the same is a full-grown man, able also to bridle the whole body.

Be not like the horse, or like the mule, who have no understanding, whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, so that they do not come near you.

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

To the Chief Musician, to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways so that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked are before me.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

In the multitude of words, sin is not lacking; but he who holds back his lips is wise.

From the fruit of his mouth a man shall eat good, but the soul of the treacherous eats violence.

The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out foolishness.

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king; his mouth does not transgress in judgment.

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

He covets greedily all the day long; but the righteous gives and spares not.

Let not any filthy word go out of your mouth, but if any is good to building up in respect of need, that it may give grace to the ones hearing.

neither baseness, foolish talking, jesting, which are not becoming, but rather giving of thanks.

Let your speech be always with grace, having been seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

For he that wants to love life and to see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.

But

But become doers of the Word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.

Take heed to yourselves that your heart may not be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods, and worship them,

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

For if anyone thinks himself to be something, being nothing, he deceives himself.

This

But will you know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?

Bring no more vain sacrifice; incense is an abomination to Me; the new moon and sabbath, the going to meeting; I cannot endure evil and the assembly!

You have said, It is vain to serve God; and, What profit is it that we have kept His charge, and that we have walked as mourners before Jehovah of Hosts?

But in vain they worship Me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."

However, they worship Me in vain, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men."

by which you also are being kept safe, if you hold fast the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

Did you suffer so many things in vain, if indeed it is even in vain?

General references

He who keeps his mouth keeps his life; he who opens his lips wide, it is ruin to him.

Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

And if Christ has not been raised, then our proclamation is worthless, and your faith is also worthless.

Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.