James 1:26
“If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 James 1:26 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
When a person appears to be religious, yet does not bridle their tongue, but imposes on their own conscience, that person’s religious observances are valueless.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Wenn jemand sich dünkt, er diene Gott, und zügelt nicht seine Zunge, sondern betrügt sein Herz, dessen Gottesdienst ist eitel.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Si alguno piensa ser religioso entre vosotros, y no refrena su lengua, sino engañando su corazón, la religión del tal es vana.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Se alguém pensa ser religioso, mas não controla a sua língua, então engana o seu próprio coração, e a religião desse é vã.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Se alguém se considera religioso, mas não controla sua língua, ele engana seu coração, e sua religião é sem valor.
📖 James 1:26 in Context
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
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.
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.
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