James 3:11 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
James 3:11 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 3:11 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 3:11 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?”
James 3:11 — World English Bible
James 3:11 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?”
James 3:11 — American Standard Version
James 3:11 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?”
James 3:11 — Young's Literal Translation
James 3:11 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter? ”
James 3:11 — Darby Translation
James 3:11 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Doeth a fountaine send forth at one place sweete water and bitter?”
James 3:11 — Geneva Bible
James 3:11 in Context — James 3
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
What Does James 3:11 Mean?
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