James 3:11

“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”

"Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?" - James 3:11
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What does James 3:11 mean?

The Bible verse James 3:11 from the King James Version (KJV) states, "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?" This verse is part of a larger passage in the book of James that focuses on the power of the tongue and the importance of controlling our…

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The Fountain of Our Words: Choosing Our Waters Wisely

In the epistle of James, we are reminded of the profound impact that our words can have. James 3:11, as penned in the King James Version, asks us a thought-provoking question: "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?" This verse is a powerful…

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A Prayer for Purity of Words

Dear Heavenly Father, I come before You today with humility and a heart full of gratitude for the gift of life, speech, and communication. I thank You for the precious words You have given us in Your Holy Word, especially the timeless wisdom found in James 3:11: "Doth a fountain…

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James 3:11 - "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?"
Mark 3:17 - "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:"
James 1:3 - "Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
James 3:18 - "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."
James 3:15 - "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
James 3:16 - "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
James 3:3 - "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
James 3:8 - "But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
James 3:1 - "My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation."
James 3:14 - "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth."
Mark 3:18 - "And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,"
James 3:10 - "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be."
"And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:" - Mark 3:17
Matthew 10:3 - "Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;"
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:"
James 4:3 KJVA (3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 4:3 - "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." - James 1:3
"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." - James 1:3
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
James 3:5 - "Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!"
James 3:9 - "Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God."
Mark 6:3 - "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."
Mark 13:3 - "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,"
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
James 4:3 KJVA (3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
"This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish." - James 3:15
"And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." - James 3:18