James 1:26

A Conservative Version

If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile.

Cross References

Ephesians 4:29

Let no corrupt speech go out of your mouth, rather if there is any good word for edification of a need, so that it may give grace to those who hear.

Psalm 141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

1 Peter 3:10

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

Ephesians 5:4

also indecency, and foolish talking or jesting, things not befitting, but thankfulness instead.

Proverbs 19:1

Better is a poor man who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Psalm 34:13

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of a righteous man brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Proverbs 10:19

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

Colossians 4:6

your speech always with grace seasoned with salt, to know how it is fitting for you to answer each one.

James 1:22

But become ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Luke 8:18

Notice therefore how ye hear. For whoever has, to him will be given, and whoever has not, even what he seems to have will be taken from him.

Galatians 6:3

For if some man presumes to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a way which seems right to a man, but the end thereof are the ways of death.

Deuteronomy 11:16

Take heed to yourselves, lest your heart be deceived, and ye turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them,

Galatians 2:6

But from those who were reputed to be something (what kind they were formerly, it makes no difference to me, God does not accept a personage of man), for those who were of repute added nothing to me,

Mark 7:7

But in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

Isaiah 44:20

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside. And he cannot deliver his soul, nor say, Is there not a lie in my right hand?

Proverbs 21:26

There is he who covets greedily all the day long, but the righteous gives and does not withhold.

1 Corinthians 15:2

by which also ye are saved if ye hold firm that word I preached to you, unless ye believed in vain.

Matthew 15:9

And in vain they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.

Malachi 3:14

Ye have said, It is vain to serve God, and what profit is it that we have kept his charge, and that we have walked mournfully before LORD of hosts?

Isaiah 1:13

Bring no more vain oblations. Incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath, the calling of assemblies--I cannot bear iniquity and the solemn meeting.

1 Corinthians 15:15

And also we are found FALSE witnesses of God, because we witnessed according to God that he raised up the Christ, whom he did not raise up, if therefore the dead are really not raised.

Proverbs 16:10

A divine sentence is in the lips of the king. His mouth shall not transgress in judgment.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise utters knowledge rightly, but the mouth of fools pours out folly.

Psalm 32:9

Become ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding, whose trappings must be bit and bridle to hold them in, [else] they will not come near to thee.

James 2:20

But do thou want to know, O vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

Galatians 3:4

Did ye suffer so many things in vain? If it is indeed in vain.

Galatians 2:9

and James and Cephas and John, those who were reputed to be pillars, when they understood the grace that was given to me, they gave to me and Barnabas the right hands of fellowship. So that we were for the Gentiles, and they for me

1 Corinthians 3:18

Let not one man deceive himself. If any man among you seems to be wise in this age, let him become foolish so that he may become wise.

Job 15:13

that against God thou turn thy spirit, and let words go out of thy mouth?

Job 30:11

For he has loosed his cord, and afflicted me. And they have cast off the bridle before me.