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James 3:9

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With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.

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James 3:9 in other translations

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

James 3:9 · American Standard Version

James 3:9 in context

  1. 7For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
  2. 8but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
  3. 9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
  4. 10Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
  5. 11Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?