James 1:26

Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers

²⁵ But the one who looks into the perfect law, the law of liberty, and perseveres, being no hearer who forgets but a doer who acts, he will be blessed in his doing. ²⁶ If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. ²⁷ Religion that is pure and undefiled before God, the Father, is this: to visit orphans and widows in their affliction, and to keep oneself unstained from the world.

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Psalm 34:13

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

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

Galatians 6:3

For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

James 1:22

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

James 3:2-6

For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.

1 Peter 3:10

For "Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;

Deuteronomy 11:16

Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;

Psalm 39:1-2

I said, "I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence."

Psalm 32:9

Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.

Proverbs 10:19

When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Proverbs 13:2-3

From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.

Proverbs 16:10

An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.

Proverbs 21:26

All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations-- I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, "Is there not a lie in my right hand?"

Malachi 3:14

You have said, 'It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the LORD of hosts?

Matthew 15:9

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

Mark 7:7

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

Luke 8:18

Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away."

1 Corinthians 3:18

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

1 Corinthians 15:2

and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you--unless you believed in vain.

1 Corinthians 15:15

We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.

Galatians 2:6

And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)--those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.

Galatians 2:9

and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.

Galatians 3:4

Did you suffer so many things in vain--if indeed it was in vain?

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Ephesians 5:4

Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Colossians 4:6

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.

James 1:19

Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

James 2:20

Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?