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James 3:6 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
the tongue
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
glossa (Greek #1100)
the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
KJV usage: tongue.
Pronounce: gloce-sah'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
is a fire
pur (Greek #4442)
"fire" (literally or figuratively, specially, lightning)
KJV usage: fiery, fire.
Pronounce: poor
Origin: a primary word
l, a world
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
kosmos (Greek #2889)
orderly arrangement, i.e. decoration; by implication, the world (in a wide or narrow sense, including its inhabitants, literally or figuratively (morally))
KJV usage: adorning, world.
Pronounce: kos'-mos
Origin: probably from the base of 2865
of iniquity
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
adikia (Greek #93)
(legal) injustice (properly, the quality, by implication, the act); morally, wrongfulness (of character, life or act)
KJV usage: iniquity, unjust, unrighteousness, wrong.
Pronounce: ad-ee-kee'-ah
Origin: from 94
: so
houto (Greek #3779)
in this way (referring to what precedes or follows)
KJV usage: after that, after (in) this manner, as, even (so), for all that, like(-wise), no more, on this fashion(-wise), so (in like manner), thus, what.
Pronounce: hoo'-to
Origin: οὕτως (hoo'-toce) adverb from 3778
is
kathistemi (Greek #2525)
to place down (permanently), i.e. (figuratively) to designate, constitute, convoy
KJV usage: appoint, be, conduct, make, ordain, set.
Pronounce: kath-is'-tay-mee
Origin: from 2596 and 2476
the tongue
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
glossa (Greek #1100)
the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
KJV usage: tongue.
Pronounce: gloce-sah'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
among
en (Greek #1722)
"in," at, (up-)on, by, etc.
KJV usage: about, after, against, + almost, X altogether, among, X as, at, before, between, (here-)by (+ all means), for (... sake of), + give self wholly to, (here-)in(-to, -wardly), X mightily, (because) of, (up-)on, (open-)ly, X outwardly, one, X quickly, X shortly, (speedi-)ly, X that, X there(-in, -on), through(-out), (un-)to(-ward), under, when, where(-with), while, with(-in). Often used in compounds, with substantially the same import; rarely with verbs of motion, and then not to indicate direction, except (elliptically) by a separate (and different) preposition.
Pronounce: en
Origin: a primary preposition denoting (fixed) position (in place, time or state), and (by implication) instrumentality (medially or constructively), i.e. a relation of rest (intermediate between 1519 and 1537)
our
hemon (Greek #2257)
of (or from) us
KJV usage: our (company), us, we.
Pronounce: hay-mone'
Origin: genitive case plural of 1473
members
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
melos (Greek #3196)
a limb or part of the body
KJV usage: member.
Pronounce: mel'-os
Origin: of uncertain affinity
, that it defileth
spiloo (Greek #4695)
to stain or soil (literally or figuratively)
KJV usage: defile, spot.
Pronounce: spee-lo'-o
Origin: from 4696
m the whole
holos (Greek #3650)
"whole" or "all", i.e. complete (in extent, amount, time or degree), especially (neuter) as noun or adverb
KJV usage: all, altogether, every whit, + throughout, whole.
Pronounce: hol'-os
Origin: a primary word
body
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
soma (Greek #4983)
the body (as a sound whole), used in a very wide application, literally or figuratively
KJV usage: bodily, body, slave.
Pronounce: so'-mah
Origin: from 4982
, and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
setteth on fire
phlogizo (Greek #5394)
to cause a blaze, i.e. ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion)
KJV usage: set on fire.
Pronounce: flog-id'-zo
Origin: from 5395
the φcourse
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
trochos (Greek #5164)
a wheel (as a runner), i.e. (figuratively) a circuit of physical effects
KJV usage: course.
Pronounce: trokh-os'
Origin: from 5143
of nature
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
genesis (Greek #1078)
nativity; figuratively, nature
KJV usage: generation, nature(-ral).
Pronounce: ghen'-es-is
Origin: from the same as 1074
; and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
it is set on fire
phlogizo (Greek #5394)
to cause a blaze, i.e. ignite (figuratively, to inflame with passion)
KJV usage: set on fire.
Pronounce: flog-id'-zo
Origin: from 5395
of
hupo (Greek #5259)
under, i.e. (with the genitive case) of place (beneath), or with verbs (the agency or means, through); (with the accusative case) of place (whither (underneath) or where (below) or time (when (at))
KJV usage: among, by, from, in, of, under, with. In the comparative, it retains the same general applications, especially of inferior position or condition, and specially, covertly or moderately.
Pronounce: hoop-o'
Origin: a primary preposition
hell
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
geena (Greek #1067)
valley of (the son of) Hinnom; ge-henna (or Ge-Hinnom), a valley of Jerusalem, used (figuratively) as a name for the place (or state) of everlasting punishment
KJV usage: hell.
Pronounce: gheh'-en-nah
Origin: of Hebrew origin (01516 and 02011)
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Prov. 16:27• 27A man of Belial diggeth evil,{HR}And on his lips [is] as a scorching fire. (Prov. 16:27)
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Matt. 15:11‑20• 11Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
 12Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?
 13But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
 14Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
 15And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
 16But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
 17Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught?
 18but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
 19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
 20these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man. (Matt. 15:11‑20)
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wheel.

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the tongue.
Judg. 12:4‑6• 4And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with Ephraim; and the men of Gilead smote Ephraim, because they said, Ye, Gilead, ye are fugitives of Ephraim in the midst of Ephraim, and in the midst of Manasseh.
 5And Gilead took the fords of the Jordan before Ephraim; and it came to pass that when the fugitives of Ephraim said, Let me go over, the men of Gilead said to him, Art thou an Ephraimite? and he said, No.
 6Then they said to him, Say now Shibboleth! and he said, Sibboleth, and did not manage to pronounce it rightly. Then they took him, and slaughtered him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty-two thousand. (Judg. 12:4‑6)
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2 Sam. 19:43• 43And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said, We have ten parts in the king, and we have also more right in David than ye; and why didst thou slight me? and was not my advice the first, to bring back my king? And the words of the men of Judah were harsher than the words of the men of Israel. (2 Sam. 19:43)
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2 Sam. 20:1• 1And there happened to be there a man of Belial, whose name was Sheba, the son of Bichri, a Benjaminite; and he blew a trumpet, and said, We have no portion in David, neither have we inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to his tents, Israel. (2 Sam. 20:1)
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2 Chron. 10:13‑16• 13And the king answered them roughly; and king Rehoboam forsook the counsel of the old men,
 14and answered them after the advice of the young men, saying, My father made your yoke heavy, but I will add thereto: my father chastised you with whips, but I [will chastise you] with scorpions.
 15So the king hearkened not to the people; for it was brought about by God, that Jehovah might give effect to his word, which he spoke through Ahijah the Shilonite to Jeroboam the son of Nebat.
 16And all Israel saw that the king hearkened not to them; and the people answered the king saying, What portion have we in David? and we have no inheritance in the son of Jesse: every man to your tents, O Israel. Now see to thine own house, David! And all Israel went to their tents. (2 Chron. 10:13‑16)
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2 Chron. 13:17• 17And Abijah and his people slew them with a great slaughter; so there fell down slain of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men. (2 Chron. 13:17)
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Psa. 64:3• 3Who have sharpened like the sword their tongue,{HR}Have bent their arrow, a bitter word, (Psa. 64:3)
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Psa. 140:3• 3They whet their tongue like a serpent:{HR}Adder's poison [is] under their lips, Selah. (Psa. 140:3)
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Prov. 15:1• 1A soft answer turneth away fury;{HR}But a grievous word stirreth up anger. (Prov. 15:1)
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Prov. 16:27• 27A man of Belial diggeth evil,{HR}And on his lips [is] as a scorching fire. (Prov. 16:27)
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Prov. 26:20‑21• 20Where no wood is, the fire goeth out,{HR}And where no whisperer, the strife ceaseth.
 21[As] coals to hot embers, and wood to fire,{HR}So a contentious man to kindle strife. (Prov. 26:20‑21)
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Isa. 30:27• 27Behold, the name of Jehovah cometh from far, burning [with] his anger, and a grievous conflagration: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire; (Isa. 30:27)
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James 2:7• 7Do not they blaspheme the worthy name that was called on you? (James 2:7)
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Gen. 3:4‑6• 4And the serpent said to the woman, Ye shall not surely die:
 5for God doth know that, in the day ye eat of it, your eyes shall be opened, and ye shall be as God, knowing good and evil.
 6When the woman saw that the tree [was] good for food, and that [it was] pleasant to the eyes, and the tree [was] desirable to make wise, she took of its fruit and ate; and gave also to her husband with her, and he ate. (Gen. 3:4‑6)
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Lev. 24:11• 11And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the Name, and cursed; and they brought him to Moses (and his mother's name [was] Shelomith, daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan). (Lev. 24:11)
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Num. 25:2• 2And they invited the people to the sacrifices of their gods; and the people ate, and bowed down to their gods. (Num. 25:2)
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Num. 31:16• 16Lo, these, through the counsel of Balaam, caused the children of Israel to commit sin against Jehovah in the matter of Peor, and there was a plague on the assembly of Jehovah. (Num. 31:16)
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Deut. 13:6• 6If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thy son, or thy daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend, who is to thee as thy soul, entice thee secretly, saying, Let us go and serve other gods (whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers; (Deut. 13:6)
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Judg. 16:15‑20• 15Then she said to him, How canst thou say, I love thee, when thy heart is not with me? these three times hast thou mocked me, and hast not told me in what is thy great strength.
 16And it came to pass when she pressed him daily with her words and urged him, that his soul was vexed unto death;
 17and he told her all his heart, and said to her, There has not come a razor upon my head; for I am a Nazarite of God from my mother's womb; if I should be shaven, then my strength would go from me, and I should be weak, and be like all mankind.
 18And Delilah saw that he had told her all his heart, and she sent and called for the lords of the Philistines, saying, Come up this time, for he has told me all his heart. And the lords of the Philistines came up to her, and brought the money in their hand.
 19And she made him sleep upon her knees, and called a man, and she caused him to shave off the seven locks of his head; and she began to overpower him, and his strength went from him.
 20And she said, The Philistines are upon thee, Samson! And he awoke out of his sleep, and thought, I will go out as at other times before, and disengage myself. And he knew not that Jehovah had departed from him. (Judg. 16:15‑20)
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1 Sam. 22:9‑17• 9Then answered Doeg the Edomite, who was set over the servants of Saul, and said, I saw the son of Jesse coming to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub.
 10And he inquired of Jehovah for him, and gave him victuals, and gave him the sword of Goliath the Philistine.
 11Then the king sent to call Ahimelech the priest, the son of Ahitub, and all his father's house, the priests that were in Nob; and they came all of them to the king.
 12And Saul said, Hear now, son of Ahitub. And he answered, Here I am, my lord.
 13And Saul said to him, Why have ye conspired against me, thou and the son of Jesse, in that thou hast given him bread, and a sword, and hast inquired of God for him, that he should rise against me as a lier-in-wait, as at this day?
 14And Ahimelech answered the king and said, And who is so faithful among all thy servants as David, who is the king's son-in-law, and has access to thy secret council, and is honourable in thy house?
 15Was it today that I began to inquire of God for him? be it far from me: let not the king charge anything to his servant, nor to all the house of my father; for thy servant knew nothing of all this, less or more.
 16And the king said, Thou shalt certainly die, Ahimelech, thou, and all thy father's house.
 17And the king said to the couriers that stood about him, Turn and put the priests of Jehovah to death; because their hand also is with David, and because they knew when he fled, and did not inform me. But the servants of the king were not willing to put forth their hand to fall on the priests of Jehovah. (1 Sam. 22:9‑17)
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2 Sam. 13:26‑29• 26And Absalom said, If not, I pray thee, let my brother Amnon go with us. And the king said to him, Why should he go with thee?
 27But Absalom pressed him; and he let Amnon and all the king's sons go with him.
 28And Absalom commanded his servants, saying, Mark ye now when Amnon's heart is merry with wine, and when I say to you, Smite Amnon; then slay him, fear not: have not I commanded you? be courageous, and be valiant.
 29And the servants of Absalom did to Amnon as Absalom had commanded. Then all the king's sons arose, and they rode each upon his mule and fled. (2 Sam. 13:26‑29)
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2 Sam. 15:2‑6• 2And Absalom rose up early, and stood beside the way of the gate: and it was so, that when any man that had a controversy came to the king for judgment, then Absalom called unto him, and said, Of what city art thou? And he said, Thy servant is of one of the tribes of Israel.
 3And Absalom said unto him, See, thy matters are good and right; but there is no man deputed of the king to hear thee.
 4And Absalom said moreover, Oh that I were made judge in the land, that every man which hath any suit or cause might come unto me, and I would do him justice!
 5And it was so, that when any man came nigh to him to do him obeisance, he put forth his hand, and took him, and kissed him.
 6And on this manner did Absalom to all Israel that came to the king for judgment: so Absalom stole the hearts of the men of Israel. (2 Sam. 15:2‑6)
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2 Sam. 16:20‑23• 20And Absalom said to Ahithophel, Give counsel among you what we shall do.
 21And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Go in to thy father's concubines, whom he has left to keep the house; and all Israel shall hear that thou art become odious with thy father; and the hands of all that are with thee shall be strong.
 22So they spread a tent for Absalom upon the roof; and Absalom went in to his father's concubines in the sight of all Israel.
 23And the counsel of Ahithophel, which he counselled in those days, was as if a man had inquired of the word of God: so was all the counsel of Ahithophel both with David and with Absalom. (2 Sam. 16:20‑23)
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2 Sam. 17:1‑2• 1And Ahithophel said to Absalom, Let me, I pray, choose out twelve thousand men, and I will arise and pursue after David tonight;
 2and I will come upon him while he is weary and weak-handed, and will make him afraid; and all the people that are with him shall flee; and I will smite the king only; (2 Sam. 17:1‑2)
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1 Kings 21:5‑15• 5And Jezebel his wife came to him, and said to him, Why is thy spirit sullen, and thou eatest no bread?
 6And he said to her, Because I spoke to Naboth the Jizreelite and said to him, Give me thy vineyard for money; or else, if it please thee, I will give thee a vineyard for it; and he said, I will not give thee my vineyard.
 7And Jezebel his wife said to him, Dost thou now exercise sovereignty over Israel? arise, eat bread, and let thy heart be glad: I will give thee the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite.
 8And she wrote a letter in Ahab's name, and sealed it with his seal, and sent the letter to the elders and to the nobles that were in his city, dwelling with Naboth.
 9And she wrote in the letter saying, Proclaim a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people;
 10and set two men, sons of Belial, before him, and they shall bear witness against him saying, Thou didst curse God and the king; and carry him out, and stone him, that he may die.
 11And the men of his city, the elders and the nobles that dwelt in his city, did as Jezebel had sent to them, as it was written in the letter that she had sent to them:
 12they proclaimed a fast, and set Naboth at the head of the people.
 13And there came the two men, sons of Belial, and sat before him; and the men of Belial witnessed against him, against Naboth, in the presence of the people, saying, Naboth blasphemed God and the king. And they carried him forth out of the city, and stoned him with stones, that he died.
 14And they sent to Jezebel saying, Naboth is stoned, and is dead.
 15And it came to pass when Jezebel heard that Naboth was stoned and was dead, that Jezebel said to Ahab, Arise, take possession of the vineyard of Naboth the Jizreelite, which he refused to give thee for money; for Naboth is not alive, but dead. (1 Kings 21:5‑15)
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Prov. 1:10‑14• 10My son, if sinners entice thee, consent not.
 11If they say, Come with us, let us lay wait for blood,{HR}Let us lurk privily for the innocent without cause;
 12Let us swallow them up alive as Sheol,{HR}And whole as those that go down into the pit.
 13We shall find all precious substance,{HR}We shall fill our houses with spoil:
 14Cast in thy lot among us;{HR}We will have all one purse. (Prov. 1:10‑14)
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Prov. 6:19• 19A false witness breathing out lies,{HR}And he that sendeth out discords among brethren. (Prov. 6:19)
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Prov. 7:5,21‑23• 5That they may keep thee from the strange woman,{HR}From the stranger that flattereth with her words.
 21With her much fair speech she beguiled him;{HR}With the flattery of her lips she constrained him.
 22He goeth after suddenly, as an ox goeth to the slaughter,{HR}And as in fetters to his correction the fool;
 23Till an arrow strike through his liver,{HR}As a bird hasteth to the snare,{HR}And knoweth not that [it is] for its life. (Prov. 7:5,21‑23)
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Jer. 20:10• 10For I have heard the defaming of many, terror on every side: Report, and we will report it. All my familiars are watching for my stumbling: Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him; and we shall take our revenge on him. (Jer. 20:10)
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Jer. 28:16• 16Therefore thus saith Jehovah; Behold, I will cast thee from off the face of the earth: this year thou shalt die, because thou hast taught rebellion against Jehovah. (Jer. 28:16)
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Matt. 12:24,32‑36• 24But when the Pharisees heard, they said, This [man] doth not cast out the demons but by Beelzebub, prince of the demons.
 32And whosoever shall have spoken a word against the Son of man, it shall be forgiven him; but whosoever shall speak against the Holy Spirit, it shall not be forgiven him, neither in this age nor in the coming [one].
 33Either make the tree good, and its fruit good; or make the tree corrupt, and its fruit corrupt. For from the fruit the tree is known.
 34Offspring of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being wicked? For of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
 35The good man out of the good treasure brings forth good things; and the wicked man out of the wicked treasure brings forth wicked things.
 36But I say unto you, that every idle word which men shall say, they shall render an account of it in judgment-day: (Matt. 12:24,32‑36)
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Matt. 15:11‑20• 11Not what enters into the mouth defiles the man; but what goes forth out of the mouth, this defiles the man.
 12Then his disciples, coming up, said to him, Dost thou know that the Pharisees, having heard this word, have been offended?
 13But he answering said, Every plant which my heavenly Father has not planted shall be rooted up.
 14Leave them alone; they are blind leaders of blind: but if blind lead blind, both will fall into a ditch.
 15And Peter answering said to him, Expound to us this parable.
 16But he said, Are ye also still without intelligence?
 17Do ye not yet apprehend, that everything that enters into the mouth finds its way into the belly, and is cast forth into the draught?
 18but the things which go forth out of the mouth come out of the heart, and those defile man.
 19For out of the heart come forth evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witnessings, blasphemies;
 20these are the things which defile man; but the eating with unwashen hands does not defile man. (Matt. 15:11‑20)
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Mark 7:15,20‑22• 15There is nothing from outside a man, entering into him, can defile him; but the things which go out from him, those it is which defile the man.
 20And he said, That which goeth forth out of the man, that defileth the man.
 21For from within, out of the heart of men, go forth evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,
 22thefts, covetousness, wickednesses, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: (Mark 7:15,20‑22)
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Mark 14:55‑57• 55And the chief priests and the whole Sanhedrim sought for witness against Jesus to cause him to be put to death; and found none.
 56For many bore false witness against him, and their testimony did not agree.
 57And certain persons rose up and bore false witness against him, saying, (Mark 14:55‑57)
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Acts 6:13• 13and set false witnesses, saying, This man ceaseth not speaking words against the holy place and the law; (Acts 6:13)
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Acts 20:30• 30and from among your own selves shall men arise speaking things perverted to draw the disciples after them. (Acts 20:30)
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Rom. 3:13‑14• 13“An open grave [is] their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; venom of asps [is] under their lips;
 14whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness; (Rom. 3:13‑14)
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Rom. 16:17‑18• 17But I beseech you, brethren, to consider those that make divisions and occasions of stumblingblocks contrary to the doctrine which ye have learnt, and turn away from them.
 18For such as they serve not our Lord [Jesus] Christ, but their own belly, and by kind speaking and fairness of speech deceive the hearts of the harmless. (Rom. 16:17‑18)
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Eph. 5:3‑4• 3But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be even named among you, even as becometh saints;
 4and filthiness and foolish talking or jesting, which are not becoming, but rather thanksgiving. (Eph. 5:3‑4)
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Col. 3:8‑9• 8But now do ye also put off the whole: wrath, anger, malice, blasphemy, vile language out of your mouth.
 9Lie not to one another, having put off the old man with his deeds, (Col. 3:8‑9)
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2 Thess. 2:10‑12• 10and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those that perish, because they received not the love of the truth that they might be saved.
 11And for this cause God sendeth them a working of error that they should believe falsehood,
 12that all might be judged who believed not the truth but had pleasure in unrighteousness. (2 Thess. 2:10‑12)
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Titus 1:11• 11whose mouths must be stopped, who are such as overthrow whole houses, teaching things which they ought not for filthy lucre's sake. (Titus 1:11)
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2 Peter 2:1‑2• 1But there were false prophets also among the people, as there shall be also false teachers among you, such as shall bring in by-the-bye sects of perdition, denying even the Sovereign Master that bought them, bringing on themselves swift perdition;
 2and many shall follow their dissolutenesses; because of whom the way of the truth shall be blasphemed. (2 Peter 2:1‑2)
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2 Peter 3:3• 3knowing this first, that in the last of the days mockers shall come with mockery walking according to their own lusts, (2 Peter 3:3)
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3 John 10• 10For this reason if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he doeth, babbling against us with wicked words; and not content with these things, neither himself receiveth the brethren, and those who would he hindereth and casteth out of the church. (3 John 10)
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Jude 8‑10,15‑18• 8Yet likewise, these dreamers also defile flesh, and set at nought lordship and rail at dignities.
 9But Michael the archangel, when contending with the devil he disputed about the body of Moses, durst not bring against him a railing accusation, but said, The Lord rebuke thee.
 10But these rail at whatever things they know not; but whatever they understand naturally, as the irrational animals, in these things they corrupt themselves.
 15to execute judgment against all, and to convict all the ungodly [of them] of all their works of ungodliness which they ungodlily wrought, and of all the hard things which ungodly sinners spoke against him.
 16These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their lusts, and their mouth speaketh swelling things, admiring persons for the sake of profit.
 17But ye, beloved, remember ye the words that were spoken before by the apostles of our Lord Jesus Christ,
 18that they said to you, In [the] end of the time shall be mockers walking after their own lusts of ungodliness. (Jude 8‑10,15‑18)
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Rev. 2:14‑15• 14But I have a few things against thee, [because] thou hast there some that hold the doctrine of Balaam, who taught Balak to cast a stumbling-block before the sons of Israel, to eat things sacrificed to idols and to commit fornication.
 15So hast thou also some that hold the doctrine of the Nicolaitanes in like manner. (Rev. 2:14‑15)
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Rev. 13:1‑5,14• 1And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast rising out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and on his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.
 2And the beast which I saw was like a leopard, and his feet as a bear's, and his mouth as a lion's mouth; and the dragon gave him his power and his throne and great authority.
 3And I saw one of his heads as slain unto death; and his deadly wound was healed: and the whole earth wondered after the beast.
 4And they worshipped the dragon, because he gave the authority to the beast; and they worshipped the beast, saying, Who is like the beast? and who is able to make war with him?
 5And there was given him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemy; and there was given him authority to work forty-two months.
 14and he deceiveth those that dwell on the earth because of the signs which it was given him to do before the beast, saying to them that dwell on the earth, that they should make an image to the beast, who hath the wound of the sword and lived. (Rev. 13:1‑5,14)
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Rev. 18:23• 23and no light of lamp shall shine any more in thee; and no voice of bridegroom and of bride shall be heard any more in thee; for thy merchants were the great ones of the earth; for by thy sorcery were all the nations deceived. (Rev. 18:23)
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Rev. 19:20• 20And the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet that wrought the signs before him, with which he deceived those that had received the mark of the beast and those that worshipped his image: they two were cast alive into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone. (Rev. 19:20)
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Luke 16:24• 24And he, crying out, said, Father Abraham, have compassion on me: and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am suffering in this flame. (Luke 16:24)
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Acts 5:3• 3But Peter said, Ananias, why hath Satan filled thy heart to lie to the Holy Spirit, and to reserve for thee of the price of the land? (Acts 5:3)
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2 Cor. 11:13‑15• 13For such [are] false apostles, deceitful workers, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ:
 14and no wonder, for Satan himself transformeth himself into an angel of light:
 15[it is] no great thing then if his servants also transform themselves as servants of righteousness, whose end shall be according to their works. (2 Cor. 11:13‑15)
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2 Thess. 2:9• 9whose coming is according to the working of Satan in all power and signs and wonders of falsehood, (2 Thess. 2:9)
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Rev. 12:9• 9And the great dragon was cast out, the ancient serpent, that is called the Devil and Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world: he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast with him. (Rev. 12:9)
• The evil spirits of hell find in the tongue a ready instrument for their destructive work, so that it can be said it "is set on fire of hell". (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• The context indicates that James was referring to the human body, yet it would be equally true if we read it as referring to the church which is the body of Christ. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hellb.

JND Translation Notes

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b
Gehenna.

W. Kelly Translation

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And the tongue [is] fire, the worlda of iniquity; the tongueb cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body, and setteth in a blaze the coursec of nature, and is set in a blaze by gehenna.

WK Translation Notes

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a
"A" world, etc. of the KJV is clearly wrong, and here set right. The confusion of the copies and the editors is great here; so that one may judge the more moderately of the Revisers’ text and margin. Though there are delicate questions about the text, especially in verse 6, yet there is little doubt of the critical readings in 3, 6, and 9.
b
The best witnesses omit the "thus" [or, "so"], which smooths the way for the second time "the tongue" is introduced. It is most forcible as it stands simply. "The tongue cometh to be in our members that which defileth the whole body," and this is a sense which, prevailing in the best authors so that no detailed justification is necessary, seems to suit the clause, better than the bare "is" of the KJV. or "is constituted" as it frequently means. Here it is liable to give the erroneous notion of being divinely arranged to so evil an end; which is a thought impossible to a good conscience and wholly opposed to the truth.
c
Lit., "wheel."