James 3
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1My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
James 3:1
2For 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.
James 3:2
3Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
James 3:3
4Behold 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.
James 3:4
5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
James 3:5
6And 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.
James 3:6
7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
James 3:7
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:8
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
James 3:9
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:10
11Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James 3:11
12Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
James 3:12
13Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
James 3:13
14But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
James 3:14
15This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
James 3:15
16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
James 3:16
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
James 3:17
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
James 3:18
Chapter 3
Cross References
James 3:1
Luke 12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither...1 Timothy 1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whe...1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, third...Matthew 23:13¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdo...
James 3:2
James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but dece...Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips sh...1 Peter 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from e...Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemn...James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how gr...
James 3:3
Psalms 32:9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth...Psalms 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep...James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but dece...2 Kings 19:28Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore...
James 3:4
Matthew 8:24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was...Acts 27:14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.Psalms 107:25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves there...Jonah 1:4¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempes...
James 3:5
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat t...Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant fo...Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise...Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth ou...Psalms 17:10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
James 3:6
Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.Mark 7:15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but...Matthew 15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of...Mark 7:20And he said,That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
James 3:8
Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the...Psalms 140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their...James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our member...Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his...Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the...
James 3:9
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief...Genesis 1:26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them h...Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in...Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: th...Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of...
James 3:10
Romans 12:14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;...1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and d...Psalms 50:16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or t...1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...
James 3:12
Luke 6:43For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree br...Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, an...Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of t...Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turn...Romans 11:16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, s...
James 3:13
Galatians 5:23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eas...Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind...1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak aga...
James 3:14
James 3:16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not i...Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let ea...1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and d...Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in cham...
Cross References
James 3:1
Luke 12:47And that servant, which knew his lord’s will, and prepared not himself, neither...1 Timothy 1:7Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whe...1 Peter 5:3Neither as being lords over God’s heritage, but being ensamples to the flock.1 Corinthians 12:28And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, third...Matthew 23:13¶ But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdo...
James 3:2
James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but dece...Proverbs 13:3He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips sh...1 Peter 3:10For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from e...Matthew 12:37For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemn...James 3:5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how gr...
James 3:3
Psalms 32:9Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth...Psalms 39:1I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep...James 1:26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but dece...2 Kings 19:28Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore...
James 3:4
Matthew 8:24And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was...Acts 27:14But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon.Psalms 107:25For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves there...Jonah 1:4¶ But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempes...
James 3:5
Proverbs 18:21Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat t...Jeremiah 9:3And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant fo...Proverbs 12:18There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise...Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth ou...Psalms 17:10They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.
James 3:6
Psalms 120:2Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.Proverbs 16:27An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.Mark 7:15There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but...Matthew 15:11Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of...Mark 7:20And he said,That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.
James 3:8
Romans 3:13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the...Psalms 140:3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their...James 3:6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our member...Psalms 55:21The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his...Psalms 57:4My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the...
James 3:9
Psalms 10:7His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief...Genesis 1:26¶ And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them h...Psalms 59:12For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in...Psalms 62:4They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: th...Genesis 9:6Whoso sheddeth man’s blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of...
James 3:10
Romans 12:14Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not.1 Peter 3:9Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing;...1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and d...Psalms 50:16But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or t...1 Timothy 5:13And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not o...
James 3:12
Luke 6:43For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree br...Matthew 12:33Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, an...Matthew 7:16Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of t...Jeremiah 2:21Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turn...Romans 11:16For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, s...
James 3:13
Galatians 5:23Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law.James 3:17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and eas...Matthew 5:5Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth.Colossians 3:12Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kind...1 Peter 2:12Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak aga...
James 3:14
James 3:16For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.1 Corinthians 13:4Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not i...Philippians 2:3Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let ea...1 Corinthians 3:3For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and d...Romans 13:13Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in cham...