James 3:6

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Summary

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

A world

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Revelation 12:9

General references

Matthew 15:18

Mark 7:20

Bible References

A world

Do they not themselves revile that honorable name which is called upon you?

But the Pharisees, when they heard it, said: This man does not cast out the demons, unless by Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

That which enters the mouth does not defile the man; but that which comes out of the mouth, this defiles the man.

There is nothing with out that, by entering into a man, can defile him. But those things which come out of the man, defile him.

And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin sought for testimony against Jesus, in order to put him to death, and found none.

And they brought forward false witnesses, who said: This man ceases not to speak words against this holy place, and the law.

and men will arise from among yourselves, speaking perverse things, that they may draw off disciples after them.

their throat is an open sepulcher; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips;

Now I beseech you, brethren, to mark those who make divisions and cause offenses in opposition to the teaching which you have learned, and avoid them.

But lewdness, and all manner of uncleanness, or covetousness, let them not be named among you, as it becomes saints;

But now do you also put away all these anger, wrath, malice, reviling, obscene language from your mouth.

and with all the delusion of unrighteousness in those who perish, because they did not receive the love of the truth, in order that they might be saved.

whose mouths must be stopped: these subvert whole houses by teaching, for the sake of base gain, things which they ought not to teach.

But there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you; and these will stealthily introduce ruinous sects, and deny the Lord that bought them, bringing upon themselves swift destruction:

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days scoffers, walking after their own lusts,

Therefore, if I come, I will remember his works which he does, prating against us with malicious words: and not content with these things, he does not himself receive the brethren, but both for bids those who are willing, and casts them out of the church.

Yet, these dreamers also in like manner defile the flesh, despise government, and speak evil of dignitaries.

Yet I have a few things against you, that you have there those who hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to practice lewdness.

{ And I stood on the sand of the sea, and saw a beast coming up out of the sea, and he had seven heads and ten horns, and on his horns ten diadems, and on his heads names impiously irreverent.}

and the light of a lamp shall shine no more in you: and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard no more in you: for your merchants were the great men of the earth: for by your sorcery were all nations deceived.

And the beast was taken, and the false prophet that was with him, who did signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and those who worshiped his image. These two were thrown alive into the lake of fire, which burns with brim stone.

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And he called to him and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

But Peter said: Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart, that you should at tempt to deceive the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, trans forming themselves into the apostles of Christ;

he will destroy him, whose coming is, according to the energy of Satan, with all power and signs and wonders of falsehood,

And the great dragon, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, who deceives the whole world, was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

General references

But those things which go out from the mouth, come from the heart; and these defile the man.

And he said: What comes out of the man, is that which defiles the man.