Verse 11
James 3:11
New Living Translation
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Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water 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?
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Chapter 3 Context
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Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach wi...
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Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and coul...
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We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.
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And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds ar...
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In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a g...
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And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickednes...
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People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,
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but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
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9
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the im...
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And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, thi...
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Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water?
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Does a fig tree produce olives, or a grapevine produce figs? No, and you can’t draw fresh water from...
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If you are wise and understand God (Elohim)’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good...
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But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the trut...
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For jealousy and selfishness are not God (Elohim)’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiri...
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For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every...
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But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and wi...
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And those who are peacemakers will plant seeds of peace and reap a harvest of righteousness.
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