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James 3:8-11
English Standard Version
James 3:8-11
English Standard Version
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (A)full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people (B)who are made in the likeness of God. 10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,[a] these things ought not to be so. 11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?
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- James 3:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright © 2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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