But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (A)full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made (B)in the [a]similitude of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? 12 Can a (C)fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? [b]Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:9 likeness
  2. James 3:12 NU Neither can a salty spring produce fresh water.

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