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International Standard Version. If anyone thinks that he is religious and does not bridle his tongue, but instead deceives himself, his religion is worthless. Literal Standard Version. If anyone thinks to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one [is] vain;
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bridleth not … tongue—Discretion in speech is better than...
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26 KJV - James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious...
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King James Bible If any man among you seem to be religious,...
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26 NIV - James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious...
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King James Bible If any man among you seem to be religious,...
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26 NLT - James 1:26 If anyone considers himself religious...
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James 1:19 You know, my dearest brethren. And let every man...
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Sep 26, 2008 · James 3:1–12 is a veritable pathology laboratory in which analysis and diagnosis take place. Notice James’s axiom: the mature person is able to “bridle” his tongue. The person who can do this is master of the whole body (note that some scholars take “body” here to refer to the church.
In verse 26, James gets specific about what it means to obey this freedom-giving law. James insists that we reveal the character of our religion in three areas. First, nobody should think of himself as a religious person if he doesn't keep a bridle or tight rein on his tongue.
Taming the Tongue. 3 Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
bridleth not … tongue—Discretion in speech is better than fluency of speech (compare Jas 3:2, 3). Compare Ps 39:1. God alone can enable us to do so. James, in treating of the law, naturally notices this sin.
26 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. 27 Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world. Read full chapter.
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May 30, 2013 · James then zeroes in on the tongue, saying, “If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.” Perfect does not mean sinlessly perfect, but rather, mature. We can never achieve sinless perfection in this life, but we can grow to spiritual maturity. One important gauge of that is our speech.