If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your 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 anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

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

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.

Take control of what I say, O Lord, and guard my lips.

Don’t use foul or abusive language. Let everything you say be good and helpful, so that your words will be an encouragement to those who hear them.

For the Scriptures say,“ If you want to enjoy life and see many happy days, keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies.

Then keep your tongue from speaking evil and your lips from telling lies!

Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.

The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice, but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.

Let your conversation be gracious and attractive so that you will have the right response for everyone.

“ So pay attention to how you hear. To those who listen to my teaching, more understanding will be given. But for those who are not listening, even what they think they understand will be taken away from them.”

But don’t just listen to God’s word. You must do what it says. Otherwise, you are only fooling yourselves.

Better to be poor and honest than to be dishonest and a fool.

“ But be careful. Don’t let your heart be deceived so that you turn away from the Lord and serve and worship other gods.

I said to myself,“ I will watch what I do and not sin in what I say. I will hold my tongue when the ungodly are around me.”But as I stood there in silence— not even speaking of good things— the turmoil within me grew worse.

Obscene stories, foolish talk, and coarse jokes— these are not for you. Instead, let there be thankfulness to God.

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters: You must all be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to get angry.

Do not be like a senseless horse or mule that needs a bit and bridle to keep it under control.”

Some people are always greedy for more, but the godly love to give!

Wise words will win you a good meal, but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.Those who control their tongue will have a long life; opening your mouth can ruin everything.

The king speaks with divine wisdom; he must never judge unfairly.

“ You have said,‘ What’s the use of serving God? What have we gained by obeying his commands or by trying to show the Lord of Heaven’s Armies that we are sorry for our sins?

Too much talk leads to sin. Be sensible and keep your mouth shut.

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

And the leaders of the church had nothing to add to what I was preaching.( By the way, their reputation as great leaders made no difference to me, for God has no favorites.)

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man made ideas as commands from God.’”

It is this Good News that saves you if you continue to believe the message I told you— unless, of course, you believed something that was never true in the first place.

Stop bringing me your meaningless gifts; the incense of your offerings disgusts me! As for your celebrations of the new moon and the Sabbath and your special days for fasting— they are all sinful and false. I want no more of your pious meetings.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge appealing, but the mouth of a fool belches out foolishness.

The poor, deluded fool feeds on ashes. He trusts something that can’t help him at all. Yet he cannot bring himself to ask,“ Is this idol that I’m holding in my hand a lie?”

If you think you are too important to help someone, you are only fooling yourself. You are not that important.

Their worship is a farce, for they teach man made ideas as commands from God.’

How foolish! Can’t you see that faith without good deeds is useless?

There is a path before each person that seems right, but it ends in death.

Stop deceiving yourselves. If you think you are wise by this world’s standards, you need to become a fool to be truly wise.

And we apostles would all be lying about God— for we have said that God raised Christ from the grave. But that can’t be true if there is no resurrection of the dead.

In fact, James, Peter, and John, who were known as pillars of the church, recognized the gift God had given me, and they accepted Barnabas and me as their co workers. They encouraged us to keep preaching to the Gentiles, while they continued their work with the Jews.

Have you experienced so much for nothing? Surely it was not in vain, was it?