Contradictions Catalog of James 3:5
James 3:5 contradicts following 15 verses in the Bible. Check out Contradictions and Paradoxes of James 3:5 for quick understanding.
James 3:5: Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! [a matter: or, wood]
| # | Contradicting Verse | Translation |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | 1 Samuel 17:29 | And David said, What have I now done? [Is there] not a cause? |
| 2. | Job 11:3 | Should thy lies make men hold their peace? and when thou mockest, shall no man make thee ashamed? [lies: or, devices] |
| 3. | Job 16:6 | Though I speak, my grief is not asswaged: and [though] I forbear, what am I eased? [what...: Heb. what goeth from me?] |
| 4. | Job 39:19 | Hast thou given the horse strength? hast thou clothed his neck with thunder? |
| 5. | Psalms 8:2 | Out of the mouth of babes and sucklings hast thou ordained strength because of thine enemies, that thou mightest still the enemy and the avenger. [ordained: Heb. founded] |
| 6. | Psalms 12:3 | The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things: [proud: Heb. great] |
| 7. | Psalms 19:3 | [There is] no speech nor language, [where] their voice is not heard. [where...: or, without these their voice is heard: Heb. without their voice heard] |
| 8. | Psalms 94:4 | [How long] shall they utter [and] speak hard things? [and] all the workers of iniquity boast themselves? |
| 9. | Proverbs 15:1 | A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. |
| 10. | Proverbs 17:27 | He that hath knowledge spareth his words: [and] a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. [an...: or, a cool] |
| 11. | Proverbs 18:20 | A man's belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; [and] with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. |
| 12. | Proverbs 26:20 | Where no wood is, [there] the fire goeth out: so where [there is] no talebearer, the strife ceaseth. [Where no...: Heb. Without wood] [talebearer: or, whisperer] [ceaseth: Heb. is silent] |
| 13. | Matthew 12:37 | For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned. |
| 14. | Galatians 5:9 | A little leaven leaveneth the whole lump. |
| 15. | 1 Peter 3:10 | For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile: |
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