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.

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Revelation 12:9

General references

Matthew 15:18

Mark 7:20

Bible References

A world

Is not it they who malign that honorable Name which has been bestowed upon you?

But the Pharisees heard of it and said: "He drives out demons only by the help of Baal-zebub the chief of the demons."

It is not what enters a man's mouth that 'defiles' him, but what comes out from his mouth--that does defile him!"

There is nothing external to a man, which by going into him can 'defile' him; but the things that come out from a man are the things that defile him."

Meanwhile the Chief Priest and the whole of the High Council were trying to get such evidence against Jesus as would warrant his being put to death, but they could not find any;

There they produced witnesses who gave false evidence. "This man," they said, "is incessantly saying things against this Holy Place and the Law;

And from among yourselves, too, men will arise, who will teach perversions of truth, so as to draw away the disciples after them.

'Their throats are like opened graves; they deceive with their tongues.' 'The venom of serpents lies behind their lips,'

I urge you, Brothers, to be on your guard against people who, by disregarding the teaching which you received, cause divisions and create difficulties; dissociate yourselves from them.

As for unchastity and every kind of impurity, or greed, do not let them even be mentioned among you, as befits Christ's People,

You, however, must now lay aside all such things--anger, passion, malice, slander, abuse.

to the ruin of those who are on the path to destruction, because they have never received and loved the Truth to their own Salvation.

whose mouths ought to be stopped; for they upset whole households by teaching what they ought not to teach, merely to make questionable gains.

But there were false prophets also in the nation, just as there will be false teachers among you, men who will secretly introduce ruinous divisions, disowning even the Lord who bought them, and bringing speedy Ruin upon themselves.

First be assured of this, that, as the age draws to an end, scoffers, led by their own passions,

Therefore, when I come, I shall not forget his conduct in ridiculing us with his wicked tongue. Not content with that, he not only declines to recognize our Brothers himself, but actually prevents those who would, and expels them from the Church.

Yet in the very same way these men, too, cherishing vain dreams, pollute our human nature, reject control, and malign the Mighty.

Yet I have a few things against you--You have among you those who hold to the Teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put temptations in the way of the Israelites, so that they should eat idol-offerings and commit licentious acts.

Then I saw, 'rising out of the sea, a wild Beast with ten horns' and seven heads. On its horns were ten diadems, and on its heads were blasphemous names.

no more shall the light of a lamp shine in you; no more shall the voices of bridegroom and bride be heard in you. Your merchants were the great men of the earth, for all the nations were deceived by your magical charms.

The Beast was captured, and with him was taken the false Prophet, who performed the marvels before the eyes of the Beast, with which he deceived those who had received the brand of the Beast and those who worshiped his image. Alive, they were thrown, both of them, into the fiery lake 'of burning sulphur.'

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So he called out 'Pity me, Father Abraham, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering agony in this flame.'

"Ananias," Peter exclaimed, "how is it that Satan has so taken possession of your heart that you have lied to the Holy Spirit, and kept back a part of the money paid for the land?

Men of this stamp are false apostles, treacherous workers, disguising themselves as Apostles of Christ!

For at the Coming of the Lord there will be great activity on the part of Satan, in the form of all kinds of deceptive miracles, signs, and marvels, as well as of wicked attempts to delude--

Then the great Dragon, the primeval Serpent, known as the 'Devil' and 'Satan,' who deceives all the world, was hurled down to the earth, and his angels were hurled down with him.

General references

But the things that come out from the mouth proceed from the heart, and it is these that defile a man;

"It is what comes out from a man," he added, "that defiles him,