james 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

james 3:10 from the same mouth come [both] blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

10. The tongue, says ÆSOP, is at once the best and the worst of things. So in a fable, a man with the same breath blows hot and cold. "Life and death are in the power of the tongue" (compare Ps 62:4).
brethren--an appeal to their consciences by their brotherhood in Christ.
ought not so to be--a mild appeal, leaving it to themselves to understand that such conduct deserves the most severe reprobation.

james 3:10 from the same mouth come [both] blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

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