10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,3 these things ought not to be so. 11Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Footnotes
- 3 3:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
The Power and Danger of the Tongue
James 3:3–12 Sermon • Includes Transcript • 35:56 • ID: 2582The Use and Abuse of Words
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