James 3:10

Modern

Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

Traditional

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Literal

Out of the same mouth come out blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Latin

Ex ipso ore procedit benedictio et maledictio. Non oportet, fratres mei, hæc ita fieri.

Greek

English

Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!

Theme notes and profiles

Romans 12:14
Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.
1 Peter 3:9
Do not repay evil with evil or insult with insult, but with blessing, because to this you were called so that you may inherit a blessing.
Psalm 50:16–20
To the wicked, however, God says, “What right have you to recite My statutes and to bear My covenant on your lips?
1 Corinthians 3:3
…for you are still worldly. For since there is jealousy and dissension among you, are you not worldly? Are you not walking in the way of man?
1 Timothy 5:13
At the same time they will also learn to be idle, going from house to house and being not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, discussing things they should not mention.
Micah 3:11
Her leaders judge for a bribe, her priests teach for a price, and her prophets practice divination for money. Yet they lean upon the LORD, saying, “Is not the LORD among us? No disaster can come upon us.”
Jeremiah 7:4–10
Do not trust in deceptive words, saying: ‘This is the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD, the temple of the LORD.’
Genesis 20:9
Then Abimelech called Abraham and asked, “What have you done to us? How have I sinned against you, that you have brought such tremendous guilt upon me and my kingdom? You have done things to me that should not be done.”
2 Samuel 13:12
“No, my brother!” she cried. “Do not violate me, for such a thing should never be done in Israel. Do not do this disgraceful thing!