James 1:26
kIf any man among you seem to be religious, and lbridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρῆσκος εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλ᾽ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
Textual key: ‘among you’
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Psalms 34:12 What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?
Psalms 39:0 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.
Psalms 39:1 I SAID, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
1 Peter 3:10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
James 3:6 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.
Psalms 39:0 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.