If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。

若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。

若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。

如果有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，就等于是自己欺骗自己，他的所谓虔诚也毫无价值。

如果有人自以为虔诚，却不约束他的舌头，反而自己欺骗自己，这人的虔诚是没有用的。

如果有人自以为是虔诚的，却不克制自己的舌头，反而欺骗自己的心，这个人的虔诚就是虚妄的。

若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。

若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。

若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。

如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，就等於是自己欺騙自己，他的所謂虔誠也毫無價值。

如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不約束他的舌頭，反而自己欺騙自己，這人的虔誠是沒有用的。

若有人自以為是熱心宗教，卻不勒制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙了自己的心，這人的宗教就徒勞無效了。

如果有人自以為是虔誠的，卻不克制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙自己的心，這個人的虔誠就是虛妄的。

人若自以為虔敬、而不捫其舌、自欺其心、其虔敬虛矣、

人自謂虔共、如不捫厥舌、乃迷厥心、則其虔共徒然、

若爾中有人自以為虔敬、而不制其舌、自欺其心、此人之虔敬徒然、

若有人自以為虔誠、而不能自制其舌、是為欺心之人、其虔誠偽也。

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.

If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

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

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion[ is] vain.

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

Set a guard, Lord, over my mouth; Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but if there is any good word for edification according to the need of the moment, say that, so that it will give grace to those who hear.

For,“ The one who desires life, to love and see good days, Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil And your lips from speaking deceit.

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to rein in the whole body as well.Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their whole body as well.Look at the ships too: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are nevertheless directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot determines.So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our body’s parts as that which defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out.

Your speech must always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.

So take care how you listen; for whoever has, to him more will be given; and whoever does not have, even what he thinks he has will be taken away from him.”

But prove yourselves doers of the word, and not just hearers who deceive themselves.

Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity Than a person who is perverse in speech and is a fool.

Beware that your hearts are not easily deceived, and that you do not turn away and serve other gods, and worship them.

I said,“ I will keep watch over my ways So that I do not sin with my tongue; I will keep watch over my mouth as with a muzzle While the wicked are in my presence.”I was mute and silent, I refused to say even something good, And my pain was stirred up.

and there must be no filthiness or foolish talk, or vulgar joking, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.

You know this, my beloved brothers and sisters. Now everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Do not be like the horse or like the mule, which have no understanding, Whose trappings include bit and bridle to hold them in check, Otherwise they will not come near to you.

All day long he is craving, While the righteous gives and does not hold back.

From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

A divine verdict is on the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.

You have said,‘ It is pointless to serve God; and what benefit is it for us that we have done what He required, and that we have walked in mourning before the Lord of armies?

When there are many words, wrongdoing is unavoidable, But one who restrains his lips is wise.

There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death.

But from those who were of considerable repute( what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no favoritism)— well, those who were of repute contributed nothing to me.

And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’ ”

by which you also are saved, if you hold firmly to the word which I preached to you, unless you believed in vain.

Do not go on bringing your worthless offerings, Incense is an abomination to Me. New moon and Sabbath, the proclamation of an assembly— I cannot endure wrongdoing and the festive assembly.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.

He feeds on ashes; a deceived heart has misled him. And he cannot save himself, nor say,“ Is there not a lie in my right hand?”

For if anyone thinks that he is something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

And in vain do they worship Me, Teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

But are you willing to acknowledge, you foolish person, that faith without works is useless?

There is a way which seems right to a person, But its end is the way of death.

Take care that no one deceives himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, he must become foolish, so that he may become wise.

Moreover, we are even found to be false witnesses of God, because we testified against God that He raised Christ, whom He did not raise, if in fact the dead are not raised.

and recognizing the grace that had been given to me, James and Cephas and John, who were reputed to be pillars, gave to me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, so that we might go to the Gentiles, and they to the circumcised.

Did you suffer so many things in vain— if indeed it was in vain?