Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? New Living Translation Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water? English Standard Version Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Berean Standard Bible Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? Berean Literal Bible Does the spring pour forth out of the same opening both fresh and bitter? King James Bible Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? New King James Version Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? New American Standard Bible Does a spring send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? NASB 1995 Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? NASB 1977 Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Legacy Standard Bible Does a fountain pour forth from the same opening fresh and bitter water? Amplified Bible Does a spring send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water? Christian Standard Bible Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening? Holman Christian Standard Bible Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening? American Standard Version Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter? Contemporary English Version Can clean water and dirty water both flow from the same spring? English Revised Version Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter? GOD'S WORD® Translation Do clean and polluted water flow out of the same spring? Good News Translation No spring of water pours out sweet water and bitter water from the same opening. International Standard Version A spring cannot pour both fresh and brackish water from the same opening, can it? Majority Standard Bible Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? NET Bible A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it? New Heart English Bible Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? Webster's Bible Translation Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Weymouth New Testament In a fountain, are fresh water and bitter sent forth from the same opening? World English Bible Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? Literal Translations Literal Standard Versiondoes the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter? Berean Literal Bible Does the spring pour forth out of the same opening both fresh and bitter? Young's Literal Translation doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter? Smith's Literal Translation Much less from the same aperture does a fountain bubble out sweet and bitter? Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleDoth a fountain send forth, out of the same hole, sweet and bitter water? Catholic Public Domain Version Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water? New American Bible Does a spring gush forth from the same opening both pure and brackish water? New Revised Standard Version Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and brackish water? Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleCan there spring forth from the same fountain, both sweet water and bitter water? Aramaic Bible in Plain English Is it possible that from one spring, sweet and bitter waters go out? NT Translations Anderson New TestamentDoes a fountain send forth from the same cavern sweet water and bitter? Godbey New Testament Whether does the fountain out of the same chink send forth sweet water and bitter? Haweis New Testament Doth a fountain from the same aperture spout forth sweet water and bitter? Mace New Testament does a fountain throw up salt water and fresh, by the same conveyance? Weymouth New Testament In a fountain, are fresh water and bitter sent forth from the same opening? Worrell New Testament Does the fountain send forth, from the same opening, the sweet water and the bitter, Worsley New Testament Does a fountain from the same opening send forth sweet water and bitter? Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context Taming the Tongue…10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be! 11Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.… Cross References Matthew 7:16-20 By their fruit you will recognize them. Are grapes gathered from thornbushes, or figs from thistles? / Likewise, every good tree bears good fruit, but a bad tree bears bad fruit. / A good tree cannot bear bad fruit, and a bad tree cannot bear good fruit. ... Luke 6:43-45 No good tree bears bad fruit, nor does a bad tree bear good fruit. / For each tree is known by its own fruit. Indeed, figs are not gathered from thornbushes, nor grapes from brambles. / The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit. Proverbs 10:11 The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence. Matthew 12:33-37 Make a tree good and its fruit will be good, or make a tree bad and its fruit will be bad, for a tree is known by its fruit. / You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks. / The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. ... Proverbs 13:2-3 From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence. / He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin. Proverbs 4:23 Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life. Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, / gentleness, and self-control. Against such things there is no law. Ephesians 4:29 Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen. Colossians 3:8-10 But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips. / Do not lie to one another, since you have taken off the old self with its practices, / and have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge in the image of its Creator. 1 Peter 3:10 For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech. Psalm 34:13 Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Proverbs 15:4 A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. Proverbs 12:18 Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Treasury of Scripture Does a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? place. James 3:11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? Jump to Previous Bitter Flow Forth Fountain Fresh Opening Outlet Pour Salt Spring Sweet WaterJump to Next Bitter Flow Forth Fountain Fresh Opening Outlet Pour Salt Spring Sweet WaterJames 3 1. We are not rashly or arrogantly to reprove others;5. but rather to bridle the tongue, a little member, 9. but a powerful instrument of much good, and great harm. 13. The truly wise are mild and peaceable, without envy and strife. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? This rhetorical question posed by James serves as a metaphor for the inconsistency of speech and behavior among believers. Springs in the ancient Near East were vital sources of life, often determining the location of settlements. A spring that produced both fresh and salt water would be considered unreliable and unusable, highlighting the importance of consistency and purity. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? Persons / Places / Events 1. JamesThe author of the epistle, traditionally identified as James, the brother of Jesus and a leader in the early Jerusalem church. He writes with authority and pastoral concern for the moral and spiritual conduct of believers. 2. The Early Church The audience of the letter, consisting of Jewish Christians scattered among the nations. They faced trials and needed guidance on living out their faith authentically. 3. Springs A natural source of water, used metaphorically by James to illustrate the inconsistency of speech that can both bless and curse. Teaching Points Consistency in SpeechJust as a spring cannot produce both fresh and salt water, our speech should consistently reflect our Christian values. We must strive for integrity in our words, ensuring they align with our faith. The Power of the Tongue Our words have the power to build up or tear down. As believers, we are called to use our speech to edify others and glorify God. Self-Examination Regularly assess the nature of your speech. Are your words life-giving and reflective of your relationship with Christ, or do they reveal a divided heart? Guarding the Heart Since our words flow from the heart, we must guard our hearts diligently, filling them with God's truth and love to ensure our speech is pure. Witness to the World Our consistent, Christ-like speech serves as a powerful witness to the world, demonstrating the transformative power of the Gospel.(11) Doth a (or, the) fountain send forth (literally, spurt) at the same place (or, hole, see margin) sweet water and bitter (i.e., fresh water and salt)?--A vivid picture, probably, of the mineral springs abounding in the Jordan valley, near the Dead Sea; with which might be contrasted the clear and sparkling rivulets of the north, fed by the snows of Lebanon. Nature had no confusion in her plans; and thus to pour out curse and blessing from the same lips were unnatural indeed. Or, again--Verses 11, 12. - Illustrations showing the absurdity of the conduct reprobated. From one principle opposite things cannot be produced. Nothing can bring forth that which is not corresponding to its nature. (1) The same fountain cannot give both sweet and bitter water. (2) A fig tree cannot yield olives, nor a vine figs. (3) Salt water cannot yield sweet. . . . Greek [Can]μήτι (mēti) IntPrtcl Strong's 3385: If not, unless, whether at all. From me and the neuter of tis; whether at all. [both] fresh [water] γλυκὺ (glyky) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 1099: Sweet. Of uncertain affinity; sweet. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. bitter [water] πικρόν (pikron) Adjective - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 4089: Bitter, acrid, malignant. Perhaps from pegnumi; sharp, i.e. Acrid. flow βρύει (bryei) Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 1032: To cause to gush forth, send forth. A primary verb; to swell out, i.e. to gush. from ἐκ (ek) Preposition Strong's 1537: From out, out from among, from, suggesting from the interior outwards. A primary preposition denoting origin, from, out. the τῆς (tēs) Article - Genitive Feminine Singular Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. same αὐτῆς (autēs) Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Feminine 3rd Person Singular Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons. spring? πηγὴ (pēgē) Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's 4077: A fountain, spring, well, issue, flow. Probably from pegnumi; a fount, i.e. Source or supply. Links James 3:11 NIVJames 3:11 NLT James 3:11 ESV James 3:11 NASB James 3:11 KJV James 3:11 BibleApps.com James 3:11 Biblia Paralela James 3:11 Chinese Bible James 3:11 French Bible James 3:11 Catholic Bible NT Letters: James 3:11 Does a spring send out (Ja Jas. Jam) |
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