Verse 11
James 3:11
Bible in Basic English
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Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?
Original Language Text
greek
μήτι ἡ πηγὴ ἐκ τῆς αὐτῆς ὀπῆς βρύει τὸ γλυκὺ καὶ τὸ πικρόν;
English Translation
Does not the fountain bubble forth from the same opening both the sweet and the bitter?
AI translation from greek via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 3 Context
1
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.
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2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a com...
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Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete co...
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And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small...
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Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood...
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And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean,...
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For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled...
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8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of de...
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9
With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God...
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10
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to b...
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11
Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?
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Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water fro...
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13
Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
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14
But if you have bitter envy in your heart and the desire to get the better of others, have no pride...
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15
This wisdom is not from heaven, but is of the earth and the flesh and the Evil One.
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For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of...
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But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full...
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18
And the fruit of righteousness is planted in peace for those who make peace.
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