Verse 11
James 3:11
New King James Version
11
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet
water
and bitter?
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
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
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2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same
is a perfect man,
and able...
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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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4
Behold also the ships, which though
they be so great, and
are driven of fierce winds, yet are they t...
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5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a littl...
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6
And the tongue
is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth...
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7
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hat...
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8
But the tongue can no man tame;
it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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9
Therewith bless we God (Elohim), even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after t...
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10
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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11
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet
water
and bitter?
12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so
can no fountain both yiel...
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13
Who
is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his w...
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14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
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15
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but
is earthly, sensual, devilish.
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16
For where envying and strife
is, there
is confusion and every evil work.
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17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle,
and easy to be intreated, f...
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18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
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