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James · read by Dean Stump
14 verses, in order. Only the verses Dean read aloud are shown.
James 2
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Suppose a man comes into your meeting wearing a gold ring and fine clothes, and a poor man in shabby clothes also comes in.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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If you lavish attention on the man in fine clothes and say, "Here is a seat of honor," but say to the poor man, "You must stand" or "Sit at my feet,"Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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have you not discriminated among yourselves and become judges with evil thoughts?Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
James 3
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We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
James 4
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Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.Read from KJV · The Last Words of a Martyr
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You do not even know what will happen tomorrow! What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes.Read from KJV · Numbering Our Days
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Instead, you ought to say, "If the Lord is willing, we will live and do this or that."Read from KJV · Numbering Our Days
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As it is, you boast in your proud intentions. All such boasting is evil.Read from KJV · Numbering Our Days
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Anyone, then, who knows the right thing to do, yet fails to do it, is guilty of sin.Read from KJV · Numbering Our Days