13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.

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13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk,(A)
    and so the innocent escape trouble.(B)

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(A)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

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Those who guard their lips(A) preserve their lives,(B)
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.(C)

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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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For (A)we all stumble in many things. (B)If anyone does not stumble in word, (C)he is a [a]perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:2 mature

We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)

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