James 1:26

Anyone who claims to be religious yet does not control his tongue deceives himself, and his religion is worthless. Unbridled speech exposes empty religion.

Cross-references · 35

• Eph 4:29Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.
• Ps 141:3Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.
• 1 Pet 3:10For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.
• Eph 5:4nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.
• Ps 34:13Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
• Prov 19:1Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.
• Prov 10:31The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
• Prov 10:19In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
• Col 4:6Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
• Jas 1:22But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.
• Jas 3:2–6For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
• Jas 1:19So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;
• Prov 16:25There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• Ps 39:1–2For the Chief Musician. For Jeduthun. A Psalm by David. I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”
• Luke 8:18Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”
• Prov 13:2–3By the fruit of his lips, a man enjoys good things; but the unfaithful crave violence.
• Gal 6:3For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
• Prov 14:12There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.
• Deut 11:16Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside, and serve other gods, and worship them;
• Mark 7:7But they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
• Prov 21:26There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.
• Gal 2:6But from those who were reputed to be important (whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man) — they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,
• Isa 44:20He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”
• Mal 3:14You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God;’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?
• Matt 15:9And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’”
• Isa 1:13Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me; new moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can’t bear with evil assemblies.
• 1 Cor 15:2by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you — unless you believed in vain.
• Prov 16:10Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.
• 1 Cor 15:15Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised.
• Ps 32:9Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.
• Prov 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.
• Jas 2:20But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?
• 1 Cor 3:18Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.
• Gal 2:9and when they perceived the grace that was given to me, James and Cephas and John, they who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision.
• Gal 3:4Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

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