James 1:26

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι ἐν ὑμῖν, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.

Transliteration

If anyone dokei thrēskos to einai among you, not chalinagōgōn glōssan of him, but apatōn kardian of him, of this one mataios the thrēskeia.

Grammar Details

• *dokei*: present, active, indicative, 3rd person singular - seems
• *thrēskos*: nominative, masculine, singular - predicate adjective
• *einai*: present, active, infinitive - to be
• *chalinagōgōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - bridling
• *glōssan*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object
• *apatōn*: present, active, participle, nominative, masculine, singular - deceiving
• *kardian*: accusative, feminine, singular - direct object
• *mataios*: nominative, feminine, singular - predicate adjective
• *thrēskeia*: nominative, feminine, singular - subject

Word Meanings

• *dokei*: seems/thinks/appears
• *thrēskos*: religious/pious/devout
• *einai*: to be/to exist
• *chalinagōgōn*: bridling/controlling/restraining
• *glōssan*: tongue/language/speech
• *apatōn*: deceiving/misleading/deluding
• *kardian*: heart/mind/inner self
• *mataios*: worthless/vain/futile/useless
• *thrēskeia*: religion/religious worship/religious service

Referenced Verses

• Ps 141:3 : 3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
• Eph 4:29 : 29 Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
• 1 Pet 3:10 : 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:
• Ps 34:13 : 13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
• Jas 3:2-6 : 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! 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.
• Jas 1:22 : 22 But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving your own selves.
• Eph 5:4 : 4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
• Col 4:6 : 6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
• Prov 10:31 : 31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
• Prov 19:1 : 1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
• Luke 8:18 : 18 Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, from him shall be taken even that which he seemeth to have.
• Prov 13:2-3 : 2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence. 3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
• Prov 10:19 : 19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
• Ps 39:1-2 : 1 To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said{H8804)}, I will take heed{H8799)} to my ways, that I sin{H8800)} not with my tongue: I will keep{H8799)} my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me. 2 I was dumb with silence, I held my peace{H8689)}, even from good; and my sorrow was stirred{H8738)}.
• Deut 11:16 : 16 Take heed to yourselves, that your heart be not deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
• Prov 15:2 : 2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
• Gal 6:3 : 3 For if a man think himself to be something, when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
• Prov 16:10 : 10 A divine sentence is in the lips of the king: his mouth transgresseth not in judgment.
• Prov 16:25 : 25 There is a way that seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• Jas 2:20 : 20 But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?
• Ps 32:9 : 9 Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and bridle, lest they come near unto thee.
• Prov 14:12 : 12 There is a way which seemeth right unto a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.
• 1 Cor 3:18 : 18 Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you seemeth to be wise in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
• 1 Cor 15:2 : 2 By which also ye are saved, if ye keep in memory what I preached unto you, unless ye have believed in vain.
• 1 Cor 15:15 : 15 Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God; because we have testified of God that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if so be that the dead rise not.
• Gal 2:6 : 6 But of these who seemed to be somewhat,(whatsoever they were, it maketh no matter to me: God accepteth no man's person:) for they who seemed to be somewhat in conference added nothing to me:
• Prov 21:26 : 26 He coveteth greedily all the day long: but the righteous giveth and spareth not.
• Isa 1:13 : 13 Bring no more vain oblations; incense is an abomination unto me; the new moons and sabbaths, the calling of assemblies, I cannot away with; it is iniquity, even the solemn meeting.
• Isa 44:20 : 20 He feedeth on ashes: a deceived heart hath turned him aside, that he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?
• Mal 3:14 : 14 Ye have said, It is vain to serve God: and what profit is it that we have kept his ordinance, and that we have walked mournfully before the LORD of hosts?
• Matt 15:9 : 9 But in vain they do worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Mark 7:7 : 7 Howbeit in vain do they worship me, teaching for doctrines the commandments of men.
• Gal 2:9 : 9 And when James, Cephas, and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given unto me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship; that we should go unto the heathen, and they unto the circumcision.
• Gal 3:4 : 4 Have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.