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James 3:11

Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?

Revised Version 1895

In The King James Version

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

In Context

10out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

12Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.

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Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13

Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →

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