21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.(A)

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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23 The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.(A)

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23 Those who guard their mouths(A) and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.(B)

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for we all stumble in many ways.(A) If anyone does not stumble in what he says,[a] he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.[b](B)

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:2 Lit in word
  2. James 3:2 Lit to bridle the whole body

We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)

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