James 3:10

Webster's Bible (1833)

Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

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Referenced Verses

  • 1 Cor 3:3 : 3 for you are still fleshly. For insofar as there is jealousy, strife, and factions among you, aren't you fleshly, and don't you walk in the ways of men?
  • 1 Pet 3:9 : 9 not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.
  • 1 Tim 5:13 : 13 Besides, they also learn to be idle, going about from house to house. Not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, saying things which they ought not.
  • Gen 20:9 : 9 Then Abimelech called Abraham, and said to him, "What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought on me and on my kingdom a great sin? You have done deeds to me that ought not to be done!"
  • 2 Sam 13:12 : 12 She answered him, No, my brother, do not force me; for no such thing ought to be done in Israel. Don't you do this folly.
  • Ps 50:16-20 : 16 But to the wicked God says, "What right do you have to declare my statutes, That you have taken my covenant on your lips, 17 Seeing you hate instruction, And throw my words behind you? 18 When you saw a thief, you consented with him, And have participated with adulterers. 19 "You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit. 20 You sit and speak against your brother. You slander your own mother's son.
  • Jer 7:4-9 : 4 Don't you trust in lying words, saying, The temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, the temple of Yahweh, are these. 5 For if you thoroughly amend your ways and your doings; if you thoroughly execute justice between a man and his neighbor; 6 if you don't oppress the foreigner, the fatherless, and the widow, and don't shed innocent blood in this place, neither walk after other gods to your own hurt: 7 then will I cause you to dwell in this place, in the land that I gave to your fathers, from of old even forevermore. 8 Behold, you trust in lying words, that can't profit. 9 Will you steal, murder, and commit adultery, and swear falsely, and burn incense to Baal, and walk after other gods that you have not known, 10 and come and stand before me in this house, which is called by my name, and say, We are delivered; that you may do all these abominations?
  • Mic 3:11 : 11 Her leaders judge for bribes, And her priests teach for a price, And her prophets of it tell forturnes for money: Yet they lean on Yahweh, and say, Isn't Yahweh in the midst of us? No disaster will come on us.
  • Rom 12:14 : 14 Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jas 3:8-9
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    86%

    8But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

    9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

  • Jas 3:11-14
    4 verses
    84%

    11Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?

    12Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

    13Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

    14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.

  • Rom 3:14
    77%

    14"Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness."

  • Matt 15:18-19
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    75%

    18But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

    19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual sins, thefts, false testimony, and blasphemies.

  • Matt 12:33-35
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    75%

    33"Either make the tree good, and its fruit good, or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt; for the tree is known by its fruit.

    34You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

    35The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure{TR adds "of the heart"} brings out evil things.

  • 1 Pet 3:9-10
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    74%

    9not rendering evil for evil, or reviling for reviling; but instead blessing; knowing that to this were you called, that you may inherit a blessing.

    10For, "He who would love life, And see good days, Let him keep his tongue from evil, And his lips from speaking deceit.

  • Luke 6:45
    73%

    45The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

  • Job 15:13
    73%

    13That you turn your spirit against God, And let such words go out of your mouth?

  • Matt 15:11
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    11That which enters into the mouth doesn't defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."

  • Prov 30:10-11
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    10"Don't slander a servant to his master, Lest he curse you, and you be held guilty.

    11There is a generation that curses their father, And doesn't bless their mother.

  • Lam 3:38
    72%

    38Doesn't evil and good come out of the mouth of the Most High?

  • Jas 3:1-3
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    72%

    1Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

    2For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

    3Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

  • Prov 10:31
    72%

    31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, But the perverse tongue will be cut off.

  • Jas 5:12
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    12But above all things, my brothers, don't swear, neither by heaven, nor by the earth, nor by any other oath; but let your "yes" be "yes," and your "no," "no;" so that you don't fall into hypocrisy.{TR reads "under judgment" instead of "into hypocrisy"}

  • Eph 4:29
    72%

    29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

  • Prov 10:11
    72%

    11The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Jas 3:5-6
    2 verses
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    5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

    6And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.{Gehenna is a name that describes a burning Hell with rotting bodies and unclean things in it}

  • Jas 1:19-20
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    19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

    20for the anger of man doesn't produce the righteousness of God.

  • Col 3:8
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    8but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

  • Prov 15:4
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    4A gentle tongue is a tree of life, But deceit in it crushes the spirit.

  • Prov 18:4
    71%

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

  • Rom 12:14
    71%

    14Bless those who persecute you; bless, and don't curse.

  • Matt 7:17-18
    2 verses
    70%

    17Even so, every good tree produces good fruit; but the corrupt tree produces evil fruit.

    18A good tree can't produce evil fruit, neither can a corrupt tree produce good fruit.

  • Prov 10:6
    70%

    6Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

  • Jas 4:11
    70%

    11Don't speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

  • Job 31:30
    70%

    30(Yes, I have not allowed my mouth to sin By asking his life with a curse);

  • Jas 1:16
    70%

    16Don't be deceived, my beloved brothers.

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

  • Ps 50:19
    70%

    19"You give your mouth to evil. You harnesses your tongue for deceit.

  • Prov 8:7
    69%

    7For my mouth speaks truth. Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

  • Ps 109:17
    69%

    17Yes, he loved cursing, and it came to him. He didn't delight in blessing, and it was far from him.

  • Titus 2:8
    69%

    8and soundness of speech that can't be condemned; that he who opposes you may be ashamed, having no evil thing to say about us.

  • Jas 5:9
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    9Don't grumble, brothers, against one another, so that you won't be judged. Behold, the judge stands at the door.

  • Eccl 5:6
    69%

    6Don't allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don't protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

  • Eph 4:31
    69%

    31Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander, be put away from you, with all malice.

  • Rom 14:16
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    16Then don't let your good be slandered,