Cross references

James 3:2

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.

James 3:2 BSB

James 3:2 has 23 cross-references in the OpenBible.info data, 23 of them with at least 4 reader votes. The strongest point to James 1:26 (40 votes) and Proverbs 13:3 (37 votes). 49 other verses point back to it. It links with 23 other books, from Leviticus 13 to 1 John 1.

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Which verses does James 3:2 point to?

The 20 strongest of 23, ranked by reader votes. Links with fewer than 4 votes are marked weak.

  1. James 1:2640 votes

    If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

  2. He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

  3. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

  4. 1 Peter 3:1035 votes

    For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

  5. Psalm 34:1320 votes

    Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

  6. 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. 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.

  7. Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure; I am cleansed from my sin”?

  8. If we say we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness. …

  9. Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.

  10. Romans 3:1011 votes

    As it is written: “There is no one righteous, not even one.

  11. James 1:410 votes
  12. James 2:108 votes

Which verses point to James 3:2?

The 10 strongest of 49.