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NASB					James 3:2 For we all^537a ^Astumble⁴⁴¹⁷ in many⁴¹⁸³ ways. ^BIf¹⁴⁸⁷ anyone⁵¹⁰⁰ does not stumble⁴⁴¹⁷ in ¹what³⁰⁵⁶ he says³⁰⁵⁶, he is a ^Cperfect⁵⁰⁴⁶ man⁴³⁵, able¹⁴¹⁵ to ^Dbridle⁵⁴⁶⁸ the whole³⁶⁵⁰ body⁴⁹⁸³ as well²⁵³².
AMPLIFIED 2015					James 3:2 For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].

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James 2:10 For whoever keeps the whole law and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

Matt 12:34 "You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

James 1:4 And let endurance have its perfect result, so that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

James 1:26 ¶ If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is worthless.

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435

anêr; a prim. word; a man:--brethren*(13), gentlemen(1), husband(39), husbands(13), man(71), man's(2), men(70), virgin*(1).

537a

hapas; from 1 (as a cop. pref.) and 3956; all, the whole:--all(21), all things(2), everyone(1), everything(4), none*(1), perfect(1), whole(2).

1415

dunatos; from 1410; strong, mighty, powerful:--able(6), could(1), impossible*(1), influential men(1), man of power(1), mighty(3), mighty one(1), possible(12), power(1), powerful(1), strong(3), strong enough(1).

1487

ei; a prim. particle; if, whether (a cond. part. introducing circumstances nec. for a given proposition to be true; sometimes used with a command or as an indirect question, etc.):--although*(1), if(341), no(1), only(1), only*(11), suppose*(1), though(7), though*(5), unless(2), unless*(5), until*(1), whatever*(1), whether(19), whoever*(3).

2532

kai; a prim. conjunc.; and, even, also:--accompanied(1), actually(2), after(2), again(1), again*(1), along(4), also(535), although(1), although*(1), besides*(1), both(37), both*(1), certainly(1), continue(1), either(2), else(1), even(132), forty-six*(1), if(1), including(1), indeed(20), indeed*(2), just(3), likewise(1), more*(2), moving about freely*(1), nor(4), now(2), only(2), only*(1), or(11), same(1), so(30), than(2), than*(4), then(105), though(1), though*(6), together(1), too(34), until(1), very(3), well(13), when(7), whether(1), while(1), whose*(1), without*(4), yet(9).

3056

logos; from 3004; a word (as embodying an idea), a statement, a speech:--account(7), account*(1), accounting(2), accounts(2), answer(1), appearance(1), complaint(1), exhortation*(1), have to do(1), instruction(1), length*(1), matter(4), matters(1), message(10), news(3), preaching(1), question(2), reason(2), reasonable(1), remark(1), report(1), said(1), say(1), saying(4), sayings(1), speaker(1), speech(10), statement(18), story(1), talk(1), teaching(2), thing(2), things(1), utterance(2), what he says(1), what*(1), word(179), words(61).

3650

holos; a prim. word; whole, complete:--all(49), all all(1), completely(1), entire(5), entirely(1), full(1), one piece(1), throughout(1), whole(49), wholly(1).

4183

polus; a prim. word; much, many:--all(3), better(1), deep(1), earnestly(3), enough(1), even more(1), few*(1), freely(1), full(1), further(1), further*(3), great(33), greater(4), greater numbers(1), greatly(5), hard(2), harshly(1), heartily(1), high price(1), large(30), large numbers(1), large sums(1), larger(1), late*(2), lengthy(1), long(5), longer(1), loudly(1), majority(3), many(181), many more(1), many people(1), many subjects(1), many things(17), many...things(4), more(25), more numerous(1), most(8), most people's(1), much(50), often(1), plentiful(2), quite(2), several(1), some(1), something greater(2), strict(1), terrible(1), very(1), very large(1), very long(1), very much(1).

4417

ptaiô; a prim. word; to cause to stumble, to stumble:--stumble(4), stumbles(1).

4983

sôma; of unc. or.; a body:--bodies(11), body(128), personal(1), slaves(1), substance(1).

5046

teleios; from 5056; having reached its end, i.e. complete, by ext. perfect:--complete(2), mature(4), more perfect(1), perfect(12).

5100

tis; a prim. enclitic indef. pron.; a certain one, someone, anyone:--any(36), any man(9), any man's(2), any one(4), any way(1), any woman(1), anyone(90), anyone's(1), anyone's*(1), anyone...anything(1), anything(40), anything...anyone(1), certain(6), certain man(1), certain men(2), few(1), in any way(1), high(1), kind(1), man(10), man's(2), matter(1), no*(5), none*(3), nothing*(8), one(45), one...another(1), ones(1), others(1), person(2), several(2), some(104), some men(3), some people(1), some things(1), somebody(1), someone(27), something(15), somewhat(2), such(1), various things(1), whatever(1), whatever*(6), who(1), whoever*(4), whomever*(1).

5468

chalinagôgeô; from 5469 and 71; to lead with a bridle:--bridle(2).

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