James 3:2 References
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For we all astumble in many ways. bIf anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a cperfect man, able to dbridle the whole body as well.
b Matthew 12:34-37, James 3:2-12
Matthew 12
34
"aYou brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? bFor the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
35
"aThe good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
36
"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in athe day of judgment.
37
"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
James 3
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For we all astumble in many ways. bIf anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a cperfect man, able to dbridle the whole body as well.
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Now aif we put the bits into the horses' mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.
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Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires.
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And athe tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which bdefiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by chell.
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For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.
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With it we bless aour Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, bwho have been made in the likeness of God;
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from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
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Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?