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New Living Translation

James 3:10

And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Blasphemy;   Speaking;   Thompson Chain Reference - Blasphemy-Profanity;   Cursing;   Inconsistency;   Religion;   Religion, True-False;   The Topic Concordance - Servants;   Speech/communication;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Blessing;   Gossip;   Tongue;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Sanctification;   Word;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Balaam;   James, the General Epistle of;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Double-Tongued;   James, the Letter;   Tongue;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Hosea;   James, Epistle of;   Law;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Benediction ;   James Epistle of;   Metaphor;   Mouth Lips;   Testaments of the Twelve Patriarchs;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - 36 Ought Must;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Kingdom or Church of Christ, the;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Blessing;   Busybody;   James, Epistle of;  

Devotionals:

- Daily Light on the Daily Path - Devotion for January 5;   Every Day Light - Devotion for May 12;  

Parallel Translations

Easy-to-Read Version
These praises and curses come from the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.
Revised Standard Version
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethren these thinges ought not so to be.
Hebrew Names Version
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
New American Standard Bible
from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.
New Century Version
Praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.
Update Bible Version
out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Webster's Bible Translation
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
English Standard Version
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
World English Bible
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Weymouth's New Testament
Out of the same mouth there proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Of the same mouth passith forth blessing and cursing. My britheren, it bihoueth not that these thingis be don so.
English Revised Version
out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Berean Standard Bible
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
Amplified Bible
Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way [for we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts].
American Standard Version
out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Bible in Basic English
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
Complete Jewish Bible
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing! Brothers, it isn't right for things to be this way.
Darby Translation
Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
International Standard Version
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. It should not be like this, my brothers!
Etheridge Translation
and from the same mouth go forth curses and blessings. My brethren, it is not fit that these should so be done.
Murdock Translation
and from the same mouth, proceed curses and blessings. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
King James Version (1611)
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
New Life Bible
Giving thanks and speaking bad words come from the same mouth. My Christian brothers, this is not right!
New Revised Standard
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.
Geneva Bible (1587)
Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
George Lamsa Translation
Out of the same mouth proceed curses and blessings. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Out of the same mouth, come forth blessing and cursing! Not meet, my brethren, for, these things, thus, to be coming to pass!
Douay-Rheims Bible
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
Out of one mouth proceadeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these thynges ought not so to be.
Good News Translation
Words of thanksgiving and cursing pour out from the same mouth. My friends, this should not happen!
Christian Standard Bible®
Blessing and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be this way.
King James Version
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Lexham English Bible
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so!
Literal Translation
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not fitting for these things to be so.
Young's Literal Translation
out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethre these thinges ought not so to be.
Mace New Testament (1729)
from the same mouth shall blessing and cursing proceed? this ought not to be practis'd, my brethren;
New English Translation
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
New King James Version
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Ain't no reason in the world why blessings and curses should come out of the same hole in your face.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

Contextual Overview

1 Dear brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers in the church, for we who teach will be judged more strictly. 2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way. 3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself. 7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison. 9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. 10 And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

of: Psalms 50:16-20, Jeremiah 7:4-10, Micah 3:11, Romans 12:14, 1 Peter 3:9

these: Genesis 20:9, 2 Samuel 13:12, 1 Corinthians 3:3, 1 Timothy 5:13

Reciprocal: Genesis 34:7 - thing Leviticus 4:2 - which ought Numbers 23:13 - and curse me Deuteronomy 22:9 - shalt not sow Job 31:30 - mouth Jeremiah 6:7 - a fountain Luke 6:28 - Bless Luke 9:55 - Ye know Romans 3:14 - General 1 Timothy 3:8 - doubletongued

Cross-References

Genesis 2:25
Now the man and his wife were both naked, but they felt no shame.
Genesis 3:7
At that moment their eyes were opened, and they suddenly felt shame at their nakedness. So they sewed fig leaves together to cover themselves.
Genesis 3:17
And to the man he said, "Since you listened to your wife and ate from the tree whose fruit I commanded you not to eat, the ground is cursed because of you. All your life you will struggle to scratch a living from it.
Genesis 3:18
It will grow thorns and thistles for you, though you will eat of its grains.
Exodus 3:6
I am the God of your father—the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac, and the God of Jacob." When Moses heard this, he covered his face because he was afraid to look at God.
Exodus 32:25
Moses saw that Aaron had let the people get completely out of control, much to the amusement of their enemies.
Job 23:15
No wonder I am so terrified in his presence. When I think of it, terror grips me.
Psalms 119:120
I tremble in fear of you; I stand in awe of your regulations.
Isaiah 33:14
The sinners in Jerusalem shake with fear. Terror seizes the godless. "Who can live with this devouring fire?" they cry. "Who can survive this all-consuming fire?"
Isaiah 47:3
You will be naked and burdened with shame. I will take vengeance against you without pity."

Gill's Notes on the Bible

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing,.... Which is not only a contradiction, but unnatural, as well as wicked and sinful:

my brethren, these things ought not so to be: in any, and much less in professors of religion: such things are unbecoming men, are a scandal upon human nature, and exceeding unworthy of the Christian name; see Psalms 50:16.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing - The meaning here may be, either that out of the mouth of man two such opposite things proceed, not referring to the same individual, but to different persons; or, out of the mouth of the same individual. Both of these are true; and both are equally incongruous and wrong. No organ should be devoted to uses so unlike, and the mouth should be employed in giving utterance only to that which is just, benevolent, and good. It is true, however, that the mouth is devoted to these opposite employments; and that while one part of the race employ it for purposes of praise, the other employ it in uttering maledictions. It is also true of many individuals that at one time they praise their Maker, and then, with the same organ, calumniate, and slander, and revile their fellow-men. After an act of solemn devotion in the house of God, the professed worshipper goes forth with the feelings of malice in his heart, and the language of slander, detraction, or even blasphemy on his lips.

My brethren, these things ought not so to be - They are as incongruous as it would be for the same fountain to send forth both salt water and fresh; or for the same tree to bear different kinds of fruit.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 10. Out of the same mouth — This saying is something like that, Proverbs 18:21: Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and on this, for an illustration of St. James' words, hear Vayikra Rabba, sec. 33: "Rabbi Simeon, the son of Gamaliel, said to his servant Tobias, Go and bring me some good food from the market: the servant went, and he bought tongues. At another time he said to the same servant, Go and buy me some bad food: the servant went, and bought tongues. The master said, What is the reason that when I ordered thee to buy me good and bad food, thou didst bring tongues? The servant answered, From the tongue both good and evil come to man: if it be good, there is nothing better; if bad, there is nothing worse."

A saying very like that of St. James as found in Rabbi Tanchum, fol. 10, 4: "The mouth desires to study in the law, and to speak good words; to praise God, to glorify him, and to celebrate him with hymns: but it can also slander, blaspheme, reproach, and swear falsely." See Schoettgen.

To find a man who officiates in sacred things to be a common swearer, a slanderer, c., is truly monstrous but there have been many cases of this kind, and I have known several. Let me say to all such, My brethren, these things ought not so to be.


 
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