James 3:10
James 3:7-12 The Message (MSG)
This is scary: You can tame a tiger, but you can’t tame a tongue—it’s never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer. With our tongues we bless God our Father; with the same tongues we curse the very men and women he made in his image. Curses and blessings out of the same mouth!
James 3:10 King James Version (KJV)
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:10 New American Standard Bible - NASB 1995 (NASB1995)
from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
James 3:10 New Century Version (NCV)
Praises and curses come from the same mouth! My brothers and sisters, this should not happen.
James 3:10 American Standard Version (ASV)
out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
James 3:10 New King James Version (NKJV)
Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
James 3:10 Amplified Bible (AMP)
Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way [for we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts].
James 3:10 New Living Translation (NLT)
And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
James 3:10 The Passion Translation (TPT)
Out of the same mouth we pour out words of praise one minute and curses the next. My brothers and sisters, this should never be!