James 1:26

Geneva Bible (1560)

If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

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  • Ps 141:3 : 3 Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
  • Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt comunicatio proceed out of your mouths: but that which is good, to ye vse of edifying, that it may minister grace vnto the hearers.
  • 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For if any man long after life, and to see good dayes, let him refraine his tongue from euill, and his lippes that they speake no guile.
  • Ps 34:13 : 13 Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.
  • Jas 3:2-6 : 2 For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body. 3 Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes, that they should obey vs, and we turne about all their bodie. 4 Behold also the shippes, which though they be so great, and are driuen of fierce windes, yet are they turned about with a very small rudder, whither soeuer the gouernour listeth. 5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth. 6 And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: so is the tongue set 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.
  • Jas 1:22 : 22 And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.
  • Eph 5:4 : 4 Neither filthinesse, neither foolish talking, neither iesting, which are things not comely, but rather giuing of thankes.
  • Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speach be gracious alwayes, and powdred with salt, that ye may know how to answere euery man.
  • Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the iust shall be fruitfull in wisdome: but the tongue of the froward shall be cut out.
  • Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is ye poore that walketh in his vprightnes, then he that abuseth his lips, & is a foole.
  • Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heede therefore how ye heare: for whosoeuer hath, to him shall be giuen: and whosoeuer hath not, from him shalbe taken euen that which it seemeth that he hath.
  • Prov 13:2-3 : 2 A man shall eate good things by the fruite of his mouth: but the soule of the trespassers shall suffer violence. 3 Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.
  • Prov 10:19 : 19 In many wordes there cannot want iniquitie: but he that refrayneth his lippes, is wise.
  • Ps 39:1-2 : 1 To the excellent musician Ieduthun. A Psalme of Dauid. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight. 2 I was dumme & spake nothing: I kept silece euen from good, and my sorow was more stirred.
  • Deut 11:16 : 16 But beware lest your heart deceiue you, and lest yee turne aside, and serue other gods, and worship them,
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.
  • Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise vseth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fooles babbleth out foolishnesse.
  • Gal 6:3 : 3 For if any man seeme to himselfe, that he is somewhat, when he is nothing, hee deceiueth himselfe in his imagination.
  • Prov 16:10 : 10 A diuine sentence shalbe in the lips of the King: his mouth shall not trasgresse in iudgement.
  • Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seemeth right vnto man: but the issue thereof are the wayes of death.
  • Jas 2:20 : 20 But wilt thou vnderstand, O thou vaine man, that the faith which is without workes, is dead?
  • Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not like an horse, or like a mule, which vnderstand not: whose mouthes thou doest binde with bit and bridle, least they come neere thee.
  • Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way that seemeth right to a man: but the issues thereof are the wayes of death.
  • 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceiue himselfe: If any man among you seeme to be wise in this world, let him be a foole, that he may be wise.
  • 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 And whereby ye are saued, if ye keepe in memorie, after what maner I preached it vnto you, except ye haue beleeued in vaine.
  • 1 Cor 15:15 : 15 And we are found also false witnesses of God: for we haue testified of God, that he hath raised vp Christ: whome he hath not raised vp, if so be the dead be not raised.
  • Gal 2:6 : 6 But by them which seemed to be great, I was not taught (whatsoeuer they were in time passed, I am nothing the better: God accepteth no mans person) for they that are the chiefe, did adde nothing to me aboue that I had.
  • Prov 21:26 : 26 He coueteth euermore greedily, but the righteous giueth and spareth not.
  • Isa 1:13 : 13 Bring no mo oblations, in vaine: incense is an abomination vnto me: I can not suffer your newe moones, nor Sabbaths, nor solemne dayes (it is iniquitie) nor solemne assemblies.
  • Isa 44:20 : 20 He feedeth of ashes: a seduced heart hath deceiued him, that he cannot deliuer his soule, nor say, Is there not a lye in my right hand?
  • Mal 3:14 : 14 Ye haue saide, It is in vaine to serue God: and what profite is it that we haue kept his commandement, and that we walked humbly before the Lord of hostes?
  • Matt 15:9 : 9 But in vaine they worship me, teaching for doctrines, mens precepts.
  • Mark 7:7 : 7 But they worship me in vaine, teaching for doctrines the commandements of men.
  • Gal 2:9 : 9 And when Iames, and Cephas, and Iohn, knew of the grace that was giuen vnto me, which are counted to be pillars, they gaue to me and to Barnabas the right hands of felowship, that we should preach vnto the Gentiles, and they vnto the Circumcision,
  • Gal 3:4 : 4 Haue ye suffered so many things in vaine? If so be it be euen in vaine.

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    19Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.

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    22And be ye doers of the word, and not hearers onely, deceiuing your owne selues.

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    2For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body.

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    16Erre not, my deare brethren.

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