Daily Wisdom: James 1:26

Friday, August 3, 2018

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.
— James 1:26

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"Remember those in prison as if you were their fellow prisoners, and those who are mistreated as if you yourselves were suffering."
— Hebrews 13:3 —
"As a prisoner for the Lord, then, I urge you to live a life worthy of the calling you have received."
— Ephesians 4:1 —
"But blessed is the man who trusts in the Lord, whose confidence is in him."
— Jeremiah 17:7 —
"A man is praised according to his wisdom, but men with warped minds are despised."
— Proverbs 12:8 —

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Illustration of James 1:26 — If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

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