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 blaspheme that honourable name by which ye are called?

But the Pharisees hearing them, said, This fellow casteth not out devils, but by Beelzebub, the prince of the devils.

not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but what cometh out of the mouth, that defileth the man.

There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him, can make him unclean: but the things which come out from him, these are the things which make a man unclean.

Then the chief priests, and the whole sanhedrim, sought for witness against Jesus, that they might put him to death; yet found none.

and they set up false witnesses, saying, This man doth not cease speaking blasphemous words against this holy place, and the law:

Yea, from among yourselves shall men arise, speaking perverting doctrines, to draw away disciples after them.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have spoken craftily; the poison of asps is under their lips:

Now I beseech you, brethren, keep a sharp eye over those who cause divisions and offences contrary to the doctrine ye have learned, and turn away from them.

But fornication and all impurity, or insatiable desire, let it not be mentioned among you, as becometh saints;

but now ye have put away all these things, anger, asperity, malice, scandal, obscenity, out of your mouth.

and in every unrighteous delusion among those who perish: in consequence of which things they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

whose mouths ought to be muzzled, who pervert whole families, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

BUT there were false prophets among the people, as there will be false teachers also among you, who wickedly introduce damnable heresies, and deny the sovereign Lord who bought them, bringing on themselves swift destruction.

knowing this principally, that in the last of the days there will come scoffers, walking after their own lewd passions,

Therefore if I come I will remember his works which he doth, with wicked words prating against us; and not content with these things, neither doth he himself receive the brethren, and those who are willing he hindereth, and casteth them out of the church.

In like manner also do these men, even when they dream, defile indeed the flesh, despise sovereignty, and revile dignities.

Yet I have a few things against thee, that thou hast there some who hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balac to lay a stumbling-block before the children of Israel, to eat of idol sacrifices, and to commit whoredom.

AND I stood upon the sand of the sea, and I saw a beast rising up out of the sea, having seven heads and ten horns, and upon the horns ten diadems, and upon the heads a title of blasphemy.

and never shall the light of a lamp shine in thee any more; and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more: because thy merchants were the grandees of the earth; because all nations were deluded by thy magical incantation.

And the beast was seized upon, and with him the false prophet who performed the wonders before him, by which he deceived those who received the brand of the beast, and those who worshipped his image. They were both hurled alive into the lake of fire which burneth with brimstone.

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

But Peter said, O Ananias! why hath Satan filled thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Ghost, and secrete something from the price of the estate?

For such are fake apostles, deceitful labourers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

whose appearing is known by fanatical energy, displayed in all power, and signs, and lying miracles,

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

General references

But the things which go forth out of the mouth, come out of the heart, and they are the things which defile a man:

But, said he, what cometh out of a man, that makes a man unclean.