James 1:26

New Living Translation

If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

Cross References

Job 15:13

that you turn against God and say all these evil things?

Job 30:11

For God has cut my bowstring. He has humbled me, so they have thrown off all restraint.

Psalm 141:3

Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.

Psalm 32:9

Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

Psalm 34:13

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!

Proverbs 10:19

Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

Proverbs 10:31

The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.

Proverbs 14:12

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

Proverbs 16:10

The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.

Proverbs 16:25

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Proverbs 19:1

Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

Proverbs 21:26

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

Isaiah 1:13

Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; the incense of your offerings disgusts me! As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath and your special days for fasting— they are all sinful and false. I want no more of your pious meetings.

Isaiah 44:20

The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask, “Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

Malachi 3:14

“You have said, ‘What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?

Matthew 15:9

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’ ”

Mark 7:7

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man-made ideas as commands from God.’

Luke 8:18

“So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”

1 Corinthians 15:15

And we apostles would all be lying about God—for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.

1 Corinthians 15:2

It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you—unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

1 Corinthians 3:18

Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

Galatians 2:6

And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching. (By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.)

Galatians 2:9

In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co-workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

Galatians 3:4

Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?

Galatians 6:3

If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

Ephesians 4:29

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

Ephesians 5:4

Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes—these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

Deuteronomy 11:16

“But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.

Colossians 4:6

Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

James 1:19

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

James 1:22

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

James 2:20

How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

1 Peter 3:10

For the Scriptures say, “If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.