James 3:11 - Forerunner Commentary

James 3:11

9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made ^ain the similitude of God.

10 Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

11 Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?

12 Can a ^afig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs?¹ Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.

Heavenly Versus Demonic Wisdom

13 ^aWho is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by good conduct that his works are done in the meekness of wisdom.

14 But if you have ^abitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, ^bdo not boast and lie against the truth.

15 ^aThis wisdom does not descend from above, but is earthly, sensual, demonic.

16 For ^awhere envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there.

17 But ^athe wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, ^bwithout partiality ^cand without hypocrisy.

18 ^aNow the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

Verse Comparison: James 3:11

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American Standard Version
Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet `water' and bitter?

Amplified® Bible
Does a fountain send forth [simultaneously] from the same opening fresh water and bitter?

Contemporary English Version
Can clean water and dirty water both flow from the same spring?

Darby English Version
Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?

Good News Bible
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?

King James Version
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

New American Standard Bible
Does a fountain send out from the same opening {both} fresh and bitter {water?}

New International Version
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

New King James Version
Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening?

N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?

Young's Literal Translation
doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?

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