James 3:2 Cross References

James 3:2

2: We all make many mistakes, but those who control their tongues can also control themselves in every other way.

James 1:26

  1. If you claim to be religious but don't control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.

Proverbs 13:3

  1. Those who control their tongue will have a long life; a quick retort can ruin everything.

Matthew 12:37

  1. The words you say now reflect your fate then; either you will be justified by them or you will be condemned."

1 Peter 3:10

  1. For the Scriptures say, "If you want a happy life and good days, keep your tongue from speaking evil, and keep your lips from telling lies.

James 3:5

  1. So also, the tongue is a small thing, but what enormous damage it can do. A tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
  2. And the tongue is a flame of fire. It is full of wickedness that can ruin your whole life. It can turn the entire course of your life into a blazing flame of destruction, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

Psalms 34:13

  1. Then watch your tongue! Keep your lips from telling lies!

James 1:4

  1. So let it grow, for when your endurance is fully developed, you will be strong in character and ready for anything.

Ecclesiastes 7:20

  1. There is not a single person in all the earth who is always good and never sins.

Isaiah 64:6

  1. We are all infected and impure with sin. When we proudly display our righteous deeds, we find they are but filthy rags. Like autumn leaves, we wither and fall. And our sins, like the wind, sweep us away.

1 Kings 8:46

  1. "If they sin against you--and who has never sinned?--you may become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far or near.

Romans 3:10

  1. As the Scriptures say, "No one is good--not even one.

Galatians 3:22

  1. But the Scriptures have declared that we are all prisoners of sin, so the only way to receive God's promise is to believe in Jesus Christ.

Proverbs 20:9

  1. Who can say, "I have cleansed my heart; I am pure and free from sin"?

Hebrews 13:20

  1. And now, may the God of peace, who brought again from the dead our Lord Jesus, equip you with all you need for doing his will. May he produce in you, through the power of Jesus Christ, all that is pleasing to him. Jesus is the great Shepherd of the sheep by an everlasting covenant, signed with his blood. To him be glory forever and ever. Amen.

Colossians 1:28

  1. So everywhere we go, we tell everyone about Christ. We warn them and teach them with all the wisdom God has given us, for we want to present them to God, perfect in their relationship to Christ.

James 2:10

  1. And the person who keeps all of the laws except one is as guilty as the person who has broken all of God's laws.

1 Corinthians 9:27

  1. I discipline my body like an athlete, training it to do what it should. Otherwise, I fear that after preaching to others I myself might be disqualified.

Galatians 5:17

  1. The old sinful nature loves to do evil, which is just opposite from what the Holy Spirit wants. And the Spirit gives us desires that are opposite from what the sinful nature desires. These two forces are constantly fighting each other, and your choices are never free from this conflict.

1 John 1:8

  1. If we say we have no sin, we are only fooling ourselves and refusing to accept the truth.
  2. But if we confess our sins to him, he is faithful and just to forgive us and to cleanse us from every wrong.
  3. If we claim we have not sinned, we are calling God a liar and showing that his word has no place in our hearts.

Romans 7:21

  1. It seems to be a fact of life that when I want to do what is right, I inevitably do what is wrong.

2 Chronicles 6:36

  1. "If they sin against you--and who has never sinned?--you may become angry with them and let their enemies conquer them and take them captive to a foreign land far or near.

Colossians 4:12

  1. Epaphras, from your city, a servant of Christ Jesus, sends you his greetings. He always prays earnestly for you, asking God to make you strong and perfect, fully confident of the whole will of God.

1 Peter 5:10

  1. In his kindness God called you to his eternal glory by means of Jesus Christ. After you have suffered a little while, he will restore, support, and strengthen you, and he will place you on a firm foundation.
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