James 3:2

Restraining The Tongue

¹ Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, ² for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one is a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body; ³ lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

Perfect Man

Whole Church

Sin

Matthew 12:37

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

James 1:26

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;

1 Kings 8:46

'When they sin against Thee (for there is not a man who sinneth not), and Thou hast been angry with them, and hast given them up before an enemy, and they have taken captive their captivity unto the land of the enemy far off or near;

Proverbs 20:9

Who saith, 'I have purified my heart, I have been cleansed from my sin?'

Ecclesiastes 7:20

Because there is not a righteous man on earth that doth good and sinneth not.

James 1:4

and let the endurance have a perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire -- in nothing lacking;

James 3:5-6

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

1 Peter 3:10

for 'he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips -- not to speak guile;

2 Chronicles 6:36

When they sin against Thee -- for there is not a man who sinneth not -- and Thou hast been angry with them, and hast given them before an enemy, and taken them captive have their captors, unto a land far off or near;

Psalm 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

Proverbs 13:3

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips -- ruin to him!

Isaiah 64:6

And we are as unclean -- all of us, And as a garment passing away, all our righteous acts; And we fade as a leaf -- all of us. And our iniquities as wind do take us away.

Romans 3:10

according as it hath been written -- 'There is none righteous, not even one;

Romans 7:21

I find, then, the law, that when I desire to do what is right, with me the evil is present,

1 Corinthians 9:27

but I chastise my body, and bring it into servitude, lest by any means, having preached to others -- I myself may become disapproved.

Galatians 3:22

but the Writing did shut up the whole under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ may be given to those believing.

Galatians 5:17

for the flesh doth desire contrary to the Spirit, and the Spirit contrary to the flesh, and these are opposed one to another, that the things that ye may will -- these ye may not do;

Colossians 1:28

whom we proclaim, warning every man, and teaching every man, in all wisdom, that we may present every man perfect in Christ Jesus,

Colossians 4:12

Salute you doth Epaphras, who is of you, a servant of Christ, always striving for you in the prayers, that ye may stand perfect and made full in all the will of God,

Hebrews 13:21

make you perfect in every good work to do His will, doing in you that which is well-pleasing before Him, through Jesus Christ, to whom is the glory -- to the ages of the ages! Amen.

James 2:10

for whoever the whole law shall keep, and shall stumble in one point, he hath become guilty of all;

1 Peter 5:10

And the God of all grace, who did call you to His age-during glory in Christ Jesus, having suffered a little, Himself make you perfect, establish, strengthen, settle you;

1 John 1:8-10

if we may say -- 'we have not sin,' ourselves we lead astray, and the truth is not in us;