James 1:26

And if ony man gessith hym silf to be religiouse, and refreyneth not his tunge, but disseyueth his herte, the religioun of him is veyn.

Bible (Wycliffe)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

25But he that biholdith in the lawe of perfit fredom, and dwellith in it, and is not maad a foryetful herere, but a doere of werk, this schal be blessid in his dede.

27A clene religioun, and an vnwemmed anentis God and the fadir, is this, to visite fadirles and modirles children, and widewis in her tribulacioun, and to kepe hym silf vndefoulid fro this world.

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Cross References

Job 15:13What bolneth thi spirit ayens God, that thou brynge forth of thi mouth siche wordis?

Psalms 32:9For he seide, and thingis weren maad; he comaundide, and thingis weren maad of nouyt.

Psalms 39:1The title of the nyne and threttithe salm. For victorie, the song of Dauid.

Proverbs 10:19Synne schal not faile in myche spekyng; but he that mesurith hise lippis, is moost prudent.

Proverbs 13:2A man schal be fillid with goodis of the fruit of his mouth; but the soule of vnpitouse men is wickid.

Proverbs 15:2The tunge of wise men ourneth kunnyng; the mouth of foolis buylith out foli.

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