James 3:2

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For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

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  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
  • Matt 12:37 : 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
  • 1 Pet 3:10 : 10 For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.
  • Jas 3:5-6 : 5 So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. 6 And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 The one who guards his words guards his life; whoever is talkative will come to ruin.
  • Prov 20:9 : 9 Who can say,“I have kept my heart clean; I am pure from my sin”?
  • Eccl 7:20 : 20 For there is not one truly righteous person on the earth who continually does good and never sins.
  • Isa 64:6 : 6 We are all like one who is unclean, all our so-called righteous acts are like a menstrual rag in your sight. We all wither like a leaf; our sins carry us away like the wind.
  • Rom 3:10 : 10 just as it is written:“There is no one righteous, not even one,
  • 1 Kgs 8:46 : 46 “The time will come when your people will sin against you(for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry with them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their own land, whether far away or close by.
  • Gal 3:22 : 22 But the scripture imprisoned everything under sin so that the promise could be given– because of the faithfulness of Jesus Christ– to those who believe.
  • Rom 7:21 : 21 So, I find the law that when I want to do good, evil is present with me.
  • Jas 1:4 : 4 And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.
  • 1 John 1:8-9 : 8 If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us. 9 But if we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous, forgiving us our sins and cleansing us from all unrighteousness. 10 If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.
  • 1 Pet 5:10 : 10 And, after you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace who called you to his eternal glory in Christ will himself restore, confirm, strengthen, and establish you.
  • 1 Cor 9:27 : 27 Instead I subdue my body and make it my slave, so that after preaching to others I myself will not be disqualified.
  • Gal 5:17 : 17 For the flesh has desires that are opposed to the Spirit, and the Spirit has desires that are opposed to the flesh, for these are in opposition to each other, so that you cannot do what you want.
  • Col 1:28 : 28 We proclaim him by instructing and teaching all people with all wisdom so that we may present every person mature in Christ.
  • Col 4:12 : 12 Epaphras, who is one of you and a slave of Christ, greets you. He is always struggling in prayer on your behalf, so that you may stand mature and fully assured in all the will of God.
  • Heb 13:21 : 21 equip you with every good thing to do his will, working in us what is pleasing before him through Jesus Christ, to whom be glory forever. Amen.
  • 2 Chr 6:36 : 36 “The time will come when your people will sin against you(for there is no one who is sinless!) and you will be angry at them and deliver them over to their enemies, who will take them as prisoners to their land, whether far away or close by.
  • Ps 34:13 : 13 Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!
  • Jas 2:10 : 10 For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

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  • Jas 3:3-10
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    3And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

    4Look at ships too: Though they are so large and driven by harsh winds, they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the pilot’s inclination directs.

    5So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

    6And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.

    7For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.

    8But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

    9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

    10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

  • Jas 3:1
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    1The Power of the Tongue Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, because you know that we will be judged more strictly.

  • Jas 2:10
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    10For the one who obeys the whole law but fails in one point has become guilty of all of it.

  • Jas 1:25-26
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    25But the one who peers into the perfect law of liberty and fixes his attention there, and does not become a forgetful listener but one who lives it out– he will be blessed in what he does.

    26If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19Living Out the Message Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

    20For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

  • 2 Cor 6:3
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    3We do not give anyone an occasion for taking an offense in anything, so that no fault may be found with our ministry.

  • Titus 2:8
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    8and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.

  • Phil 3:15
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    15Therefore let those of us who are“perfect” embrace this point of view. If you think otherwise, God will reveal to you the error of your ways.

  • Prov 10:19
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    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

  • Jas 1:23
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    23For if someone merely listens to the message and does not live it out, he is like someone who gazes at his own face in a mirror.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Titus 3:2-3
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    2They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

    3For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

  • Jas 5:12
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    12And above all, my brothers and sisters, do not swear, either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath. But let your“Yes” be yes and your“No” be no, so that you may not fall into judgment.

  • 2 Tim 3:17
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    17that the person dedicated to God may be capable and equipped for every good work.

  • Gal 6:1
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    1Support One Another Brothers and sisters, if a person is discovered in some sin, you who are spiritual restore such a person in a spirit of gentleness. Pay close attention to yourselves, so that you are not tempted too.

  • Jas 3:13
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    13True Wisdom Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct he should show his works done in the gentleness that wisdom brings.

  • 1 John 1:10
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    10If we say we have not sinned, we make him a liar and his word is not in us.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Luke 17:2
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    2It would be better for him to have a millstone tied around his neck and be thrown into the sea than for him to cause one of these little ones to sin.

  • Lev 5:4
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    4or when a person swears an oath, speaking thoughtlessly with his lips, whether to do evil or to do good, with regard to anything which the individual might speak thoughtlessly in an oath, even if he did not realize it, but he himself has later come to know it and is guilty with regard to one of these oaths–

  • Matt 12:36
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    36I tell you that on the day of judgment, people will give an account for every worthless word they speak.

  • Ps 39:1
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    1For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided,“I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man.”

  • Jas 5:19
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    19My brothers and sisters, if anyone among you wanders from the truth and someone turns him back,

  • Prov 26:3
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    3A whip for the horse and a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the backs of fools!

  • Ps 32:9
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    9Do not be like an unintelligent horse or mule, which will not obey you unless they are controlled by a bridle and bit.

  • Eccl 7:21
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    21Also, do not pay attention to everything that people say; otherwise, you might even hear your servant cursing you.

  • Eccl 5:6
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    6Do not let your mouth cause you to sin, and do not tell the priest,“It was a mistake!” Why make God angry at you so that he would destroy the work of your hands?”

  • 1 John 1:8
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    8If we say we do not bear the guilt of sin, we are deceiving ourselves and the truth is not in us.

  • Col 3:8
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    8But now, put off all such things as anger, rage, malice, slander, abusive language from your mouth.

  • Jas 1:4
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    4And let endurance have its perfect effect, so that you will be perfect and complete, not deficient in anything.

  • Prov 15:1-2
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    1A gentle response turns away anger, but a harsh word stirs up wrath.

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Jas 4:11
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    11Do not speak against one another, brothers and sisters. He who speaks against a fellow believer or judges a fellow believer speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but its judge.

  • 2 Cor 2:17
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    17For we are not like so many others, hucksters who peddle the word of God for profit, but we are speaking in Christ before God as persons of sincerity, as persons sent from God.

  • 1 Pet 2:22
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    22He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.

  • Luke 6:40
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    40A disciple is not greater than his teacher, but everyone when fully trained will be like his teacher.

  • Prov 14:3
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    3In the speech of a fool is a rod for his back, but the words of the wise protect them.

  • Jas 1:8
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    8since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.