James Teaches Us To Bridle Our Tongue

Tonight we had a condensed Family Home Evening.  Joel pulled out the scriptures and read about bridling our tongues.  It was a wonderful mini lesson.  A few weeks ago we heard it in Sunday School.  But, yesterday I posted about people being mean and not knowing why.  Here are some things James teaches us (BTW, did you know James was Jesus brother?  How cool is that? I didn't until the lesson in Sunday School.)

James 1:26

 26 If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his ^atongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is^bvain.

James 3:2-13

 2 For in many things we ^aoffend all. If any man ^boffend not in^cword, the same is a ^dperfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and aredriven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the ^agovernor listeth.

 5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and ^aboasteth great things. Behold, how great a ^bmatter a little fire kindleth!

 6 And the ^atongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

 7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

 8 But the ^atongue can no man tame; it is an ^bunruly evil, full of deadly poison.

 9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith ^acursewe men, which are made after the ^bsimilitude of God.

 10 Out of the same ^amouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

 11 Doth a ^afountain 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 ^aconversation his works with^bmeekness of wisdom.


Peter 3:10
 10 For he that will love life, and see good days, let him ^arefrainhis ^btongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no ^cguile:


Mosiah 4:30
 30 But this much I can tell you, that if ye do not ^awatchyourselves, and your ^bthoughts, and your ^cwords, and your deeds, and observe the commandments of God, and ^dcontinue in the faith of what ye have heard concerning the coming of our Lord, even unto the end of your lives, ye must perish. And now, O man, remember, and perish not.


As I review these scriptures, I hope and pray that I am not mean to others.  That I show my religion through kindness and gentleness.  Some things do not need to be said.  Some things do not even need to be thought.  I so want to be a better person.  I hope if I have offended or hurt someone, they will forgive me.  For my religion is to try to live like our Savior.  To have the Savior help make the difference for me so that I can have eternal life with my family.


I am so grateful for the blessing in my life - good people, good ideas, and great blessings!