James 3 cross-references
James 3 has 18 verses, which point to 387 other passages and are cited by 355. Below is the King James text of each verse with its strongest cross-references, ranked by OpenBible.info reader votes.
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My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Points to (26)
- 1 Timothy 1:7 — Desiring to be teachers of the law; understanding neither what they say, nor whereof they affirm. 29 votes
- Luke 12:47–48 — And that servant, which knew his lord's will, and prepared not himself, neither did according to his will,… 27 votes
- 1 Peter 5:3 — Neither as being lords over God's heritage, but being ensamples to the flock. 18 votes
- 1 Corinthians 12:28 — And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that… 16 votes
- Matthew 23:13 — But woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye shut up the kingdom of heaven against men: for ye… 16 votes
- Matthew 23:8–10 — But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 13 votes
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- Luke 12:48 — But he that knew not, and did commit things worthy of stripes, shall be beaten with few stripes. For unto… 24 votes
- Matthew 7:1 — Judge not, that ye be not judged. 15 votes
- Matthew 23:8 — But be not ye called Rabbi: for one is your Master, even Christ; and all ye are brethren. 13 votes
- James 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with… 12 votes
James 3:2
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
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- James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this… 40 votes
- Proverbs 13:3 — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 37 votes
- 1 Peter 3:10 — For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they… 35 votes
- Matthew 12:37 — For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. 35 votes
- Psalms 34:13 — Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 20 votes
- James 3:5–6 — Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire… 19 votes
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- 1 John 1:8 — If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. 41 votes
- Ephesians 4:29 — Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that… 36 votes
- Proverbs 13:3 — He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction. 33 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:20 — For there is not a just man upon earth, that doeth good, and sinneth not. 20 votes
James 3:3
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
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- Psalms 32:9 — Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and… 11 votes
- Psalms 39:1 — [To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David.] I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin… 10 votes
- James 1:26 — If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this… 8 votes
- 2 Kings 19:28 — Because thy rage against me and thy tumult is come up into mine ears, therefore I will put my hook in thy… 4 votes
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- Psalms 32:9 — Be ye not as the horse, or as the mule, which have no understanding: whose mouth must be held in with bit and… 6 votes
- Job 41:13 — Who can discover the face of his garment? or who can come to him with his double bridle? 2 votes
James 3:4
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
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- Matthew 8:24 — And, behold, there arose a great tempest in the sea, insomuch that the ship was covered with the waves: but… 3 votes
- Acts 27:14–38 — But not long after there arose against it a tempestuous wind, called Euroclydon. 2 votes
- Psalms 107:25–27 — For he commandeth, and raiseth the stormy wind, which lifteth up the waves thereof. 2 votes
- Jonah 1:4 — But the LORD sent out a great wind into the sea, and there was a mighty tempest in the sea, so that the ship… 0 votes
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- Ephesians 5:4 — Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks. 10 votes
- Colossians 3:8 — But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth. 6 votes
- Acts 27:15 — And when the ship was caught, and could not bear up into the wind, we let her drive. 2 votes
- Ephesians 4:14 — That we henceforth be no more children, tossed to and fro, and carried about with every wind of doctrine, by… 1 votes
James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
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- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 34 votes
- Proverbs 12:18 — There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health. 25 votes
- Jeremiah 9:3–8 — And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth;… 24 votes
- Proverbs 15:2 — The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness. 23 votes
- Psalms 17:10 — They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly. 15 votes
- Psalms 73:8–9 — They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily. 13 votes
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- Matthew 15:11 — Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a… 21 votes
- James 3:2 — For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to… 19 votes
- Luke 6:45 — A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of… 16 votes
- Psalms 34:13 — Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile. 16 votes
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Points to (58)
- Psalms 120:2–3 — Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue. 56 votes
- Proverbs 16:27 — An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire. 31 votes
- Mark 7:15 — If any man have ears to hear, let him hear. 28 votes
- Matthew 15:11–20 — Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a… 17 votes
- Proverbs 15:1 — A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. 14 votes
- Mark 7:20–22 — For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders, 13 votes
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- Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof. 103 votes
- Isaiah 6:5 — Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a… 20 votes
- Matthew 5:22 — But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the… 16 votes
- James 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 14 votes
James 3:7
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
Pointed to from (3)
- Genesis 1:26 — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of… 13 votes
- Genesis 9:2 — And the fear of you and the dread of you shall be upon every beast of the earth, and upon every fowl of the… 7 votes
- Mark 5:4 — Because that he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been plucked asunder by him,… 2 votes
James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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- Romans 3:13 — Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under… 30 votes
- Psalms 140:3 — They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. 24 votes
- Psalms 55:21 — The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil,… 18 votes
- James 3:6 — And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole… 14 votes
- Psalms 57:4 — My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are… 13 votes
- Psalms 64:3–4 — Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 11 votes
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- Psalms 58:4 — Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; 5 votes
James 3:9
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
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- Psalms 10:7 — His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity. 11 votes
- Genesis 1:26–27 — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of… 10 votes
- Psalms 62:4 — They only consult to cast him down from his excellency: they delight in lies: they bless with their mouth,… 6 votes
- Genesis 9:6 — Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. 6 votes
- Isaiah 29:13 — Wherefore the Lord said, Forasmuch as this people draw near me with their mouth, and with their lips do… 5 votes
- Psalms 59:12 — For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing… 5 votes
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- Genesis 1:26 — And God said, Let us make man in our image, after our likeness: and let them have dominion over the fish of… 25 votes
- Genesis 9:6 — Whoso sheddeth man's blood, by man shall his blood be shed: for in the image of God made he man. 7 votes
- Ecclesiastes 7:22 — For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others. 4 votes
- Colossians 1:12 — Giving thanks unto the Father, which hath made us meet to be partakers of the inheritance of the saints in… 3 votes
James 3:10
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Points to (9)
- Romans 12:14 — Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 23 votes
- 1 Peter 3:9 — Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto… 20 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal,… 15 votes
- Psalms 50:16–20 — But unto the wicked God saith, What hast thou to do to declare my statutes, or that thou shouldest take my… 15 votes
- 1 Timothy 5:13 — And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also… 11 votes
- Micah 3:11 — The heads thereof judge for reward, and the priests thereof teach for hire, and the prophets thereof divine… 7 votes
Pointed to from (10)
- Luke 6:28 — Bless them that curse you, and pray for them which despitefully use you. 19 votes
- Romans 12:14 — Bless them which persecute you: bless, and curse not. 16 votes
- 1 Timothy 5:13 — And withal they learn to be idle, wandering about from house to house; and not only idle, but tattlers also… 5 votes
- 1 Timothy 3:8 — Likewise must the deacons be grave, not doubletongued, not given to much wine, not greedy of filthy lucre; 3 votes
James 3:11
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
James 3:12
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Points to (9)
- Luke 6:43–44 — For a good tree bringeth not forth corrupt fruit; neither doth a corrupt tree bring forth good fruit. 13 votes
- Matthew 12:33 — Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the… 13 votes
- Matthew 7:16–20 — Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 10 votes
- Jeremiah 2:21 — Yet I had planted thee a noble vine, wholly a right seed: how then art thou turned into the degenerate plant… 4 votes
- Romans 11:16–18 — For if the firstfruit be holy, the lump is also holy: and if the root be holy, so are the branches. 3 votes
- Ezekiel 47:8–11 — Then said he unto me, These waters issue out toward the east country, and go down into the desert, and go… 1 votes
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- Matthew 7:16 — Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles? 21 votes
- Luke 6:44 — For every tree is known by his own fruit. For of thorns men do not gather figs, nor of a bramble bush gather… 8 votes
- Matthew 12:33 — Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the… 8 votes
- Genesis 1:11 — And God said, Let the earth bring forth grass, the herb yielding seed, and the fruit tree yielding fruit… 5 votes
James 3:13
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
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- Galatians 5:23 — Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law. 67 votes
- James 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of… 60 votes
- Matthew 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 49 votes
- Colossians 3:12 — Put on therefore, as the elect of God, holy and beloved, bowels of mercies, kindness, humbleness of mind,… 29 votes
- 1 Peter 2:12 — Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they… 26 votes
- Titus 3:2 — To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men. 22 votes
Pointed to from (49)
- Matthew 5:5 — Blessed are the meek: for they shall inherit the earth. 66 votes
- Ephesians 5:15 — See then that ye walk circumspectly, not as fools, but as wise, 42 votes
- Colossians 4:5 — Walk in wisdom toward them that are without, redeeming the time. 32 votes
- 1 Corinthians 1:10 — Now I beseech you, brethren, by the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that… 32 votes
James 3:14
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
Points to (38)
- James 3:16 — For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 51 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 42 votes
- Philippians 2:3 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than… 21 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal,… 11 votes
- Romans 13:13 — Let us walk honestly, as in the day; not in rioting and drunkenness, not in chambering and wantonness, not in… 9 votes
- 2 Corinthians 12:20 — For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such… 8 votes
Pointed to from (48)
- Philippians 2:3 — Let nothing be done through strife or vainglory; but in lowliness of mind let each esteem other better than… 50 votes
- James 3:16 — For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. 42 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 30 votes
- Galatians 5:26 — Let us not be desirous of vain glory, provoking one another, envying one another. 21 votes
James 3:15
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
Points to (30)
- James 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of… 37 votes
- James 1:17 — Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is… 12 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:19 — For the wisdom of this world is foolishness with God. For it is written, He taketh the wise in their own… 12 votes
- Philippians 3:19 — Whose end is destruction, whose God is their belly, and whose glory is in their shame, who mind earthly… 9 votes
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 — But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither… 9 votes
- John 3:17 — For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved. 9 votes
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- Proverbs 2:7 — He layeth up sound wisdom for the righteous: he is a buckler to them that walk uprightly. 49 votes
- James 3:17 — But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of… 44 votes
- Daniel 2:21 — And he changeth the times and the seasons: he removeth kings, and setteth up kings: he giveth wisdom unto the… 27 votes
- 1 Corinthians 2:14 — But the natural man receiveth not the things of the Spirit of God: for they are foolishness unto him: neither… 22 votes
James 3:16
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
Points to (7)
- James 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 42 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal,… 23 votes
- 1 Corinthians 14:33 — For God is not the author of confusion, but of peace, as in all churches of the saints. 15 votes
- 1 John 3:12 — Not as Cain, who was of that wicked one, and slew his brother. And wherefore slew he him? Because his own… 10 votes
- Galatians 5:20 — Idolatry, witchcraft, hatred, variance, emulations, wrath, strife, seditions, heresies, 7 votes
- Genesis 11:9 — Therefore is the name of it called Babel; because the LORD did there confound the language of all the earth:… 2 votes
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- Matthew 5:9 — Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 90 votes
- James 3:14 — But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. 51 votes
- Romans 12:18 — If it be possible, as much as lieth in you, live peaceably with all men. 34 votes
- 1 Corinthians 3:3 — For ye are yet carnal: for whereas there is among you envying, and strife, and divisions, are ye not carnal,… 14 votes
James 3:17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
Points to (58)
- Galatians 5:22–23 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 75 votes
- Proverbs 2:6 — For the LORD giveth wisdom: out of his mouth cometh knowledge and understanding. 62 votes
- 1 Corinthians 13:4–7 — Charity suffereth long, and is kind; charity envieth not; charity vaunteth not itself, is not puffed up, 50 votes
- James 3:15 — This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. 44 votes
- Romans 12:9 — Let love be without dissimulation. Abhor that which is evil; cleave to that which is good. 37 votes
- Matthew 5:8 — Blessed are the pure in heart: for they shall see God. 28 votes
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- Philippians 4:8 — Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just,… 194 votes
- Galatians 5:22 — But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, 139 votes
- Ephesians 1:17 — That the God of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Father of glory, may give unto you the spirit of wisdom and… 89 votes
- James 3:13 — Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with… 60 votes
James 3:18
And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
Points to (12)
- Matthew 5:9 — Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the children of God. 50 votes
- Hosea 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the… 25 votes
- Philippians 1:11 — Being filled with the fruits of righteousness, which are by Jesus Christ, unto the glory and praise of God. 20 votes
- Isaiah 32:16–17 — Then judgment shall dwell in the wilderness, and righteousness remain in the fruitful field. 18 votes
- Galatians 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of… 17 votes
- Proverbs 11:30 — The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life; and he that winneth souls is wise. 12 votes
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- Hosea 10:12 — Sow to yourselves in righteousness, reap in mercy; break up your fallow ground: for it is time to seek the… 46 votes
- Proverbs 17:27 — He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. 41 votes
- Galatians 6:8 — For he that soweth to his flesh shall of the flesh reap corruption; but he that soweth to the Spirit shall of… 32 votes
- John 15:16 — Ye have not chosen me, but I have chosen you, and ordained you, that ye should go and bring forth fruit, and… 9 votes