Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Bridle » Figurative
And because your
Therefore I
And My bridle in your lips,
And
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I willguard my ways
That Imay not sin with my tongue;
I will guardmy mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”
I said, “I will
That I
I will guard
While the wicked are in my presence.”
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.
Deception » Who deceives themselves
For if anyone thinks he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself. But each one must examine his own work, and then he will have reason for boasting in regard to himself alone, and not in regard to another.
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. read more.
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. 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.
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. 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.
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
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.
Doer » Of the word
But He said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God and observe it.”
Verse Concepts
for it is not the hearers of the Law who are just before God, but the doers of the Law will be justified. For when Gentiles who do not have the Law do instinctively the things of the Law, these, not having the Law, are a law to themselves, in that they show the work of the Law written in their hearts, their conscience bearing witness and their thoughts alternately accusing or else defending them,
But now finish doing it also, so that just as there was the readiness to desire it, so there may be also the completion of it by your ability.
Verse Concepts
But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not merely hearers who delude themselves. For if anyone is a hearer of the word and not a doer, he is like a man who looks at his natural face in a mirror; for once he has looked at himself and gone away, he has immediately forgotten what kind of person he was. read more.
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. 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. Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
But one who looks intently at the perfect law, the law of liberty, and abides by it, not having become a forgetful hearer but an effectual doer, this man will be blessed in what he does. 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. Pure and undefiled religion in the sight of our God and Father is this: to visit orphans and widows in their distress, and to keep oneself unstained by the world.
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
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.
For,
“The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
“
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
And your lips from speaking
The one who
Guards his soul from troubles.
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceived
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.
He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver himself, nor say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Slander » Men shall give account for
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.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
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.
For,
“The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
“
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
And your lips from speaking
The one who
Guards his soul from troubles.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
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.
For,
“The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
“
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.
And your lips from speaking
The one who
Guards his soul from troubles.
Speech/communication » Those that do not keep their tongue
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.
The one who
Vanity » The religion of hypocrites is
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.