James 1:26

WEB

²⁶If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

KJV

²⁶If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

BSB

²⁶If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

FBV

²⁶If you think you're religious, but don't control what you say, you deceive yourself—your religion is pointless.

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Extra References

Ephesians 4:29

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.

Psalms 141:3

³Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

1 Peter 3:10

¹⁰For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Ephesians 5:4

⁴nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

Psalms 34:13

¹³Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

Proverbs 19:1

¹Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Proverbs 10:31

³¹The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Proverbs 10:19

¹⁹In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Colossians 4:6

⁶Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

James 1:22

²²^[+] But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.