Parallel Verses
Thomas Haweis New Testament
If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
New American Standard Bible
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
If anyone
International Standard Version
If anyone thinks that he is religious and does not bridle his tongue, but instead deceives himself, his religion is worthless.
A Conservative Version
If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile.
American Standard Version
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Amplified
If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
An Understandable Version
If anyone considers himself to be religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, this person is self-deceived and his religion is worthless.
Anderson New Testament
If any one among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Bible in Basic English
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.
Common New Testament
If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.
Daniel Mace New Testament
If a person of an ungovernable tongue pretends to religion, he abuses himself: for his religion is meer illusion.
Darby Translation
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
Godbey New Testament
But if any one seems to be religious, bridling not his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, the religion of that man is vain.
Goodspeed New Testament
If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives himself, his religious observances are of no account.
John Wesley New Testament
If any one be ever so religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Julia Smith Translation
If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.
King James 2000
If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Lexham Expanded Bible
If anyone thinks he is religious, [although he] does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion [is] worthless.
Modern King James verseion
If anyone thinks to be religious among you, yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this one's religion is vain.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
If any man among you seem devout, and refrain not his tongue: but deceive his own heart, this man's devotion is in vain.
Moffatt New Testament
Whoever considers he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is futile.
Montgomery New Testament
If a man thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own religion,
NET Bible
If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
New Heart English Bible
If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.
Noyes New Testament
If any one thinks that he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this mans religion is vain.
Sawyer New Testament
But if any one among you thinks he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his mind, that man's religion is vain.
The Emphasized Bible
If any thinketh he is observant of religion, not curbing his own tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this one's, religious observance is, vain:
Twentieth Century New Testament
When a man appears to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue, but imposes upon his own conscience, that man's religious observances are valueless.
Webster
If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Weymouth New Testament
If a man thinks that he is scrupulously religious, although he is not curbing his tongue but is deceiving himself, his religious service is worthless.
Williams New Testament
If anyone thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives himself, his religious worship is worthless.
World English Bible
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.
Worrell New Testament
If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Worsley New Testament
If any among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, this man's devotion is vain.
Youngs Literal Translation
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain is the religion;
Themes
Deception » Who deceives themselves
Deception » Of self » An unbridled tongue
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
character of the unrenewed Heart » Deceived
Slander » Men shall give account for
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
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Word Count of 37 Translations in James 1:26
Verse Info
Context Readings
Doers Of The Message, Not Just Hearers
25 But he that looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and perseveres, this man not being a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, he shall be blessed in his practice. 26 If any man thinks he is a religious character among you, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain. 27 Pure religion and undefiled with God even the Father is this, To pay diligent attention to the orphans and widows in their affliction, and to preserve himself spotless from the world.
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Cross References
Galatians 6:3
For if any man conceits that he is something when he is nothing, he deceiveth himself.
James 1:22
But be ye doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves by false reasoning.
James 3:2-6
For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, he is a perfect man, and capable of reining in the whole body.
1 Peter 3:10
"For he that would love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking guile.
Matthew 15:9
But in vain do they worship me, teaching doctrines the commandments of men.
Mark 7:7
Now vainly do they worship me, while teaching doctrines the commandments of men."
Luke 8:18
Take heed therefore how ye hear: for whosoever hath, to him shall be given; and whosoever hath not, even what he seemeth to have shall be taken away from.
1 Corinthians 3:18
Let no man deceive himself. If any man among you thinketh himself a wise man in this world, let him become a fool, that he may be wise.
1 Corinthians 15:2
by which also ye are saved; if ye cleave to that word I have preached to you, except haply ye have believed in vain.
1 Corinthians 15:15
Yea, and we also are found false witnesses for God; because we have testified on the behalf of God, that he raised up Christ: whom he raised not up, if indeed the dead are not raised.
Galatians 2:6
But from those who appeared men of the greatest importance, (what sort of men soever they were it maketh no difference to me: God accepteth not a man's person;) for these important personages in conference added nothing to me;
Galatians 2:9
And when they knew the grace which was bestowed on me, James and Cephas and John, who appeared to be the pillars [of the church], gave unto me and Barnabas the right hand of fellowship, that we should go unto the Gentiles, and they to the circumcision:
Galatians 3:4
have ye suffered so many things in vain? if it be yet in vain.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no loose discourse proceed out of your mouth, but whatever is good for useful edification, that it may communicate grace to the hearers.
Ephesians 5:4
or obscenity, or foolish talk, or loose witticisms; things which become not [a Christian], but rather thanksgiving.
Colossians 4:6
Let your discourse be always gracious, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to reply to every man.
James 2:20
But wilt thou know, O vain man, that faith without works is dead?