James 3:10

Bible in Basic English (1941)

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

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  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 Because you are still in the flesh: for when there is envy and division among you, are you not still walking after the way of the flesh, even as natural men?
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 And they get into the way of doing no work, going about from house to house; and not only doing no work, but talking foolishly, being over-interested in the business of others, saying things which they have no right to say.
  • Gen 20:9 : 9 Then Abimelech sent for Abraham, and said, What have you done to us? what wrong have I done you that you have put on me and on my kingdom so great a sin? You have done to me things which are not to be done.
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 And answering him, she said, O my brother, do not put shame on me; it is not right for such a thing to be done in Israel: do not this evil thing.
  • Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But to the sinner, God says, What are you doing, talking of my laws, or taking the words of my agreement in your mouth? 17 Seeing that you have no desire for my teaching, turning your back on my words. 18 When you saw a thief, you were in agreement with him, and you were joined with those who took other men's wives. 19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit. 20 You say evil of your brother; you make false statements against your mother's son.
  • Jer 7:4-9 : 4 Put no faith in false words, saying, The Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, the Temple of the Lord, are these. 5 For if your ways and your doings are truly changed for the better; if you truly give right decisions between a man and his neighbour; 6 If you are not cruel to the man from a strange country, and to the child without a father, and to the widow, and do not put the upright to death in this place, or go after other gods, causing damage to yourselves: 7 Then I will let you go on living in this place, in the land which I gave to your fathers in the past and for ever. 8 See, you put your faith in false words which are of no profit. 9 Will you take the goods of others, put men to death, and be untrue to your wives, and take false oaths, and have perfumes burned to the Baal, and go after other gods which are strange to you; 10 And come and take your place before me in this house, which is named by my name, and say, We have been made safe; so that you may do all these disgusting things?
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Its heads take rewards for judging, and the priests take payment for teaching, and the prophets get silver for reading the future: but still, supporting themselves on the Lord, they say, Is not the Lord among us? no evil will overtake us.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

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    8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

    9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

  • Jas 3:11-14
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    11 Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

    12 Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

    13 Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.

    14 But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride in this, talking falsely against what is true.

  • Rom 3:14
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    14 Whose mouth is full of curses and bitter words:

  • Matt 15:18-19
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    18 But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.

    19 For out of the heart come evil thoughts, the taking of life, broken faith between the married, unclean desires of the flesh, taking of property, false witness, bitter words:

  • Matt 12:33-35
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    33 Make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree bad, and its fruit bad; for by its fruit you will get knowledge of the tree.

    34 You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

    35 The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

  • 1 Pet 3:9-10
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    9 Not giving back evil for evil, or curse for curse, but in place of cursing, blessing; because this is the purpose of God for you that you may have a heritage of blessing.

    10 For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

  • Luke 6:45
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    45 The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.

  • Job 15:13
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    13 So that you are turning your spirit against God, and letting such words go out of your mouth?

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    11 Not that which goes into the mouth makes a man unclean, but that which comes out of the mouth.

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10 Do not say evil of a servant to his master, or he will put a curse on you, and you will get into trouble.

    11 There is a generation who put a curse on their father, and do not give a blessing to their mother.

  • Lam 3:38
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    38 Do not evil and good come from the mouth of the Most High?

  • Jas 3:1-3
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    1 Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

    2 For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

    3 Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.

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    31 The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

  • Jas 5:12
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    12 But most of all, my brothers, do not take oaths, not by the heaven, or by the earth, or by any other thing: but let your Yes be Yes, and your No be No: so that you may not be judged.

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    29 Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

  • Prov 10:11
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    11 The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.

  • Jas 3:5-6
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    5 Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

    6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19 You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

    20 For the righteousness of God does not come about by the wrath of man.

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    8 But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

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    4 A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

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    4 The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.

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    14 Give blessing and not curses to those who are cruel to you.

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    17 Even so, every good tree gives good fruit; but the bad tree gives evil fruit.

    18 It is not possible for a good tree to give bad fruit, and a bad tree will not give good fruit.

  • Prov 10:6
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    6 Blessings are on the head of the upright, but the face of sinners will be covered with sorrow.

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    11 Do not say evil against one another, my brothers. He who says evil against his brother or makes himself his brother's judge, says evil against the law and is judging the law: and in judging the law you become, not a doer of the law but a judge.

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    30 (For I did not let my mouth give way to sin, in putting a curse on his life;)

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    16 Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

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    7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

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    19 You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

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    7 For good faith goes out of my mouth, and false lips are disgusting to me.

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    17 As he took pleasure in cursing, so let it come on him; and as he had no delight in blessing, let it be far from him.

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    8 Saying true and right words, against which no protest may be made, so that he who is not on our side may be put to shame, unable to say any evil of us.

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    9 Say no hard things against one another, brothers, so that you will not be judged; see, the judge is waiting at the doors.

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    6 Because much talk comes from dreams and things of no purpose. But let the fear of God be in you.

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    31 Let all bitter, sharp and angry feeling, and noise, and evil words, be put away from you, with all unkind acts;

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    16 Let it not be possible for men to say evil about your good: