Verse 11
James 3:11
American Standard Version Byzantine Text
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Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening 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
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but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, it is full of deadly poison.
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9
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10
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11
Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?
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13
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14
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15
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And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.
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