The KJV Bible With Strong's References:
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James 3
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- 3:1
My
brethren,
be
not
many
masters,
knowing
that we shall
receive the
greater
condemnation.
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- 3:2
For 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.
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- 3:3
Behold, we
put
bits
in the
horses'
mouths,
that
they may
obey
us;
and we turn
about
their
whole
body.
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- 3:4
Behold
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
*.
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- 3:5
Even
so the
tongue
is a
little
member,
and boasteth great
things.
Behold, how
great a
matter a
little
fire
kindleth !
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- 3:6
And 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.
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- 3:7
For
every
kind of
beasts,
and
of
birds,
and of
serpents,
and of things in the
sea, is
tamed,
and hath been
tamed of
mankind
*:
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- 3:8
But the
tongue
can
no
man
tame; it is an
unruly
evil,
full of
deadly
poison.
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- 3:9
Therewith
bless
we
God,
even the
Father;
and
therewith
curse
we
men,
which are
made
after the
similitude of
God.
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- 3:10 Out
of the
same
mouth
proceedeth
blessing
and
cursing.
My
brethren, these
things
ought
not
so to
be.
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- 3:11
Doth a
fountain send
forth
at the
same
place
sweet water
and
bitter?
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- 3:12
Can
* the fig
tree,
my
brethren,
bear olive
berries?
either a
vine,
figs?
so can
no
fountain both
yield
salt
water
and
fresh.
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- 3:13
Who is a wise
man
and endued with
knowledge
among
you? let him
shew out
of a
good
conversation
his
works
with
meekness of
wisdom.
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- 3:14
But
if ye
have
bitter
envying
and
strife
in
your
hearts,
glory
not,
and lie
not
against the
truth.
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- 3:15
This
wisdom
descendeth
*
not from
above,
but is
earthly,
sensual,
devilish.
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- 3:16
For
where
envying
and
strife is,
there is
confusion
and
every
evil
work.
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- 3:17
But 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.
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- 3:18
And the
fruit of
righteousness is
sown
in
peace of them that
make
peace.
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