James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Related passages
From the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, grouped by the word they explain.
- seem
- Proverbs 14:12; Proverbs 16:25; Luke 8:18; 1 Corinthians 3:18; Galatians 2:6, 9; Galatians 6:3
- bridleth
- James 1:19; James 3:2–6; Psalm 32:9; Psalm 34:13; Psalm 39:1, 2; Psalm 141:3; Proverbs 10:19, 31; Proverbs 13:2, 3; Proverbs 15:2; Proverbs 16:10; Proverbs 19:1; Proverbs 21:26; Ephesians 4:29; Ephesians 5:4; Colossians 4:6; 1 Peter 3:10
- but
- James 1:22; Deuteronomy 11:16; Isaiah 44:20; Galatians 6:3
- this
- James 2:20; Isaiah 1:13; Malachi 3:14; Matthew 15:9; Mark 7:7; 1 Corinthians 15:2, 15; Galatians 3:4