James 1:26

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

If you think you are being religious, but can't control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and everything you do is useless.

Cross References

Job 15:13

that's why you attack God with everything you say.

Job 30:11

God has destroyed me, and so they don't care what they do.

Psalm 141:3

Help me to guard my words whenever I say something.

Psalm 32:9

Don't be stupid like horses and mules that must be led with ropes to make them obey.”

Psalm 34:13

Then don't say cruel things and don't tell lies.

Proverbs 10:19

You will say the wrong thing if you talk too much— so be sensible and watch what you say.

Proverbs 10:31

Honest people speak sensibly, but deceitful liars will be silenced.

Proverbs 14:12

You may think you are on the right road and still end up dead.

Proverbs 15:2

Words of wisdom come from the wise, but fools speak foolishness.

Proverbs 16:10

Rulers speak with authority and are never wrong.

Proverbs 16:25

Sometimes what seems right is really a road to death.

Proverbs 19:1

It's better to be poor and live right than to be a stupid liar.

Proverbs 21:26

But people who obey God are always generous.

Isaiah 1:13

Your sacrifices are worthless, and incense is disgusting. I can't stand the evil you do on your New Moon Festivals or on your Sabbaths and other times of worship.

Isaiah 44:20

How can anyone be stupid enough to trust something that can be burnt to ashes? No one can save themselves like that. Don't they realize that the idols they hold in their hands are not really gods?

Malachi 3:14

Here is what you have said: “It's foolish to serve the LORD God All-Powerful. What do we get for obeying him and from going around looking sad?

Matthew 15:9

It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans.”

Mark 7:7

It is useless for you to worship me, when you teach rules made up by humans.”

Luke 8:18

Pay attention to how you listen! Everyone who has something will be given more, but people who have nothing will lose what little they think they have.

1 Corinthians 15:15

If the dead won't be raised to life, we have told lies about God by saying that he raised Christ to life, when he really did not.

1 Corinthians 15:2

You will be saved by this message, if you hold firmly to it. But if you don't, your faith was all for nothing.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Don't fool yourselves! If any of you think you are wise in the things of this world, you will have to become foolish before you can be truly wise.

Galatians 2:6

Some of them were supposed to be important leaders, but I didn't care who they were. God doesn't have any favourites! None of these so called special leaders added anything to my message.

Galatians 2:9

James, Peter, and John realized that God had given me the message about his undeserved kindness. And these men are supposed to be the backbone of the church. They even gave Barnabas and me a friendly handshake. This was to show that we would work with Gentiles and that they would work with Jews.

Galatians 3:4

Have you gone through all this for nothing? Is it all really for nothing?

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are better than others, when you really aren't, you are wrong.

Ephesians 4:29

Stop all your dirty talk. Say the right thing at the right time and help others by what you say.

Ephesians 5:4

Don't use dirty or foolish or filthy words. Instead, say how thankful you are.

Deuteronomy 11:16

But watch out! You will be tempted to turn your backs on the LORD. And if you worship other gods,

Colossians 4:6

Be pleasant and hold their interest when you speak the message. Choose your words carefully and be ready to give answers to anyone who asks questions.

James 1:19

My dear friends, you should be quick to listen and slow to speak or to get angry.

James 1:22

Obey God's message! Don't fool yourselves by just listening to it.

James 2:20

Does some stupid person want proof that faith without deeds is useless?

1 Peter 3:10

“Do you really love life? Do you want to be happy? Then stop saying cruel things and stop telling lies.