James 1:26 If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.

1:26 ESV

逐节对照

English Standard Version - If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
新标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
当代译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，就是在自己欺骗自己，他的所谓虔诚也毫无价值。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不约束他的舌头，反而自己欺骗自己，这人的虔诚是没有用的。
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是虔诚的，却不克制自己的舌头，反而欺骗自己的心，这个人的虔诚就是虚妄的。
现代标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
New International Version - Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
The Message - Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.
Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New King James Version - If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
King James Version - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
New English Translation - If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
World English Bible - If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
新標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
當代譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，就是在自己欺騙自己，他的所謂虔誠也毫無價值。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不約束他的舌頭，反而自己欺騙自己，這人的虔誠是沒有用的。
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是熱心宗教，卻不勒制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙了自己的心，這人的宗教就徒勞無效了。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是虔誠的，卻不克制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙自己的心，這個人的虔誠就是虛妄的。
現代標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
文理和合譯本 - 人若自以為虔敬、而不捫其舌、自欺其心、其虔敬虛矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 人自謂虔共、如不捫厥舌、乃迷厥心、則其虔共徒然、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若爾中有人自以為虔敬、而不制其舌、自欺其心、此人之虔敬徒然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若有人自以為虔誠、而不能自制其舌、是為欺心之人、其虔誠偽也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguien se cree religioso, pero no le pone freno a su lengua, se engaña a sí mismo, y su religión no sirve para nada.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 믿는다고 하면서도 함부로 말을 내뱉으면 자기를 속이는 것이며 그의 믿음도 가치가 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si quelqu’un croit être religieux, alors qu’il ne sait pas tenir sa langue en bride, il s’illusionne lui-même : sa religion ne vaut rien.
リビングバイブル - もしも、「私はクリスチャンです」と言いながら、平気でとげのあることばを口にする人がいれば、その人は自分を偽っていることになります。そのような信仰には何の価値もありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλ’ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém se considera religioso, mas não refreia a sua língua, engana-se a si mesmo. Sua religião não tem valor algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wer sich für fromm hält, aber seine Zunge nicht zügeln kann, der macht sich selbst etwas vor. Seine Frömmigkeit ist nichts wert.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào tự xưng là con cái Chúa mà không chịu kiềm chế miệng lưỡi, là tự lừa dối mình, giữ đạo như thế chẳng có ích gì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเองเคร่งศาสนาแต่ไม่ควบคุมลิ้นของตนให้ดีก็หลอกตัวเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเคร่งในศาสนา แต่ควบคุมลิ้นไว้ไม่ได้ ก็นับว่าหลอกตนเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า

交叉引用

Galatians 3:4 - Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
Galatians 2:9 - and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
James 2:20 - Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
1 Corinthians 3:18 - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
Mark 7:7 - in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
1 Corinthians 15:15 - We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Galatians 6:3 - For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
1 Corinthians 15:2 - and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Proverbs 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
Proverbs 13:3 - Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Psalms 32:9 - Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.
Malachi 3:14 - You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?
Proverbs 21:26 - All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Galatians 2:6 - And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
Proverbs 10:19 - When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 16:10 - An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
James 1:19 - Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Proverbs 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Isaiah 1:13 - Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
Matthew 15:9 - in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Deuteronomy 11:16 - Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;
Proverbs 19:1 - Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Psalms 39:1 - I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Psalms 39:2 - I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
Ephesians 5:4 - Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
James 1:22 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Luke 8:18 - Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
James 3:2 - For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
James 3:3 - If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
James 3:4 - Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:5 - So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
James 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Psalms 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
1 Peter 3:10 - For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Psalms 141:3 - Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!

逐节对照

交叉引用

English Standard Version - If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
新标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本2010（上帝版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-简体） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，反欺骗自己的心，这人的虔诚是徒然的。
当代译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住自己的舌头，就是在自己欺骗自己，他的所谓虔诚也毫无价值。
圣经新译本 - 如果有人自以为虔诚，却不约束他的舌头，反而自己欺骗自己，这人的虔诚是没有用的。
中文标准译本 - 如果有人自以为是虔诚的，却不克制自己的舌头，反而欺骗自己的心，这个人的虔诚就是虚妄的。
现代标点和合本 - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
和合本（拼音版） - 若有人自以为虔诚，却不勒住他的舌头，反欺哄自己的心，这人的虔诚是虚的。
New International Version - Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
New International Reader's Version - Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.
New Living Translation - If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
The Message - Anyone who sets himself up as “religious” by talking a good game is self-deceived. This kind of religion is hot air and only hot air. Real religion, the kind that passes muster before God the Father, is this: Reach out to the homeless and loveless in their plight, and guard against corruption from the godless world.
Christian Standard Bible - If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, his religion is useless and he deceives himself.
New American Standard Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious, yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
New King James Version - If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
Amplified Bible - If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
American Standard Version - If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.
King James Version - If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
New English Translation - If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
World English Bible - If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
新標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
和合本2010（上帝版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
和合本2010（神版-繁體） - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，反欺騙自己的心，這人的虔誠是徒然的。
當代譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住自己的舌頭，就是在自己欺騙自己，他的所謂虔誠也毫無價值。
聖經新譯本 - 如果有人自以為虔誠，卻不約束他的舌頭，反而自己欺騙自己，這人的虔誠是沒有用的。
呂振中譯本 - 若有人自以為是熱心宗教，卻不勒制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙了自己的心，這人的宗教就徒勞無效了。
中文標準譯本 - 如果有人自以為是虔誠的，卻不克制自己的舌頭，反而欺騙自己的心，這個人的虔誠就是虛妄的。
現代標點和合本 - 若有人自以為虔誠，卻不勒住他的舌頭，反欺哄自己的心，這人的虔誠是虛的。
文理和合譯本 - 人若自以為虔敬、而不捫其舌、自欺其心、其虔敬虛矣、
文理委辦譯本 - 人自謂虔共、如不捫厥舌、乃迷厥心、則其虔共徒然、
施約瑟淺文理新舊約聖經 - 若爾中有人自以為虔敬、而不制其舌、自欺其心、此人之虔敬徒然、
吳經熊文理聖詠與新經全集 - 若有人自以為虔誠、而不能自制其舌、是為欺心之人、其虔誠偽也。
Nueva Versión Internacional - Si alguien se cree religioso, pero no le pone freno a su lengua, se engaña a sí mismo, y su religión no sirve para nada.
현대인의 성경 - 누구든지 믿는다고 하면서도 함부로 말을 내뱉으면 자기를 속이는 것이며 그의 믿음도 가치가 없습니다.
Новый Русский Перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия с «Аллахом» - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
Восточный перевод, версия для Таджикистана - Кто считает себя благочестивым, но не может управлять своим языком, тот обманывает самого себя, и благочестие такого человека бесполезно.
La Bible du Semeur 2015 - Mais si quelqu’un croit être religieux, alors qu’il ne sait pas tenir sa langue en bride, il s’illusionne lui-même : sa religion ne vaut rien.
リビングバイブル - もしも、「私はクリスチャンです」と言いながら、平気でとげのあることばを口にする人がいれば、その人は自分を偽っていることになります。そのような信仰には何の価値もありません。
Nestle Aland 28 - Εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ ἀλλ’ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
unfoldingWord® Greek New Testament - εἴ τις δοκεῖ θρησκὸς εἶναι, μὴ χαλιναγωγῶν γλῶσσαν αὐτοῦ, ἀλλὰ ἀπατῶν καρδίαν αὐτοῦ, τούτου μάταιος ἡ θρησκεία.
Nova Versão Internacional - Se alguém se considera religioso, mas não refreia a sua língua, engana-se a si mesmo. Sua religião não tem valor algum!
Hoffnung für alle - Wer sich für fromm hält, aber seine Zunge nicht zügeln kann, der macht sich selbst etwas vor. Seine Frömmigkeit ist nichts wert.
Kinh Thánh Hiện Đại - Người nào tự xưng là con cái Chúa mà không chịu kiềm chế miệng lưỡi, là tự lừa dối mình, giữ đạo như thế chẳng có ích gì.
พระคริสตธรรมคัมภีร์ไทย ฉบับอมตธรรมร่วมสมัย - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเองเคร่งศาสนาแต่ไม่ควบคุมลิ้นของตนให้ดีก็หลอกตัวเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า
พระคัมภีร์ ฉบับแปลใหม่ - ถ้าผู้ใดคิดว่าตนเคร่งในศาสนา แต่ควบคุมลิ้นไว้ไม่ได้ ก็นับว่าหลอกตนเอง ศาสนาของเขาก็ไร้ค่า

Galatians 3:4 - Did you suffer so many things in vain—if indeed it was in vain?
Galatians 2:9 - and when James and Cephas and John, who seemed to be pillars, perceived the grace that was given to me, they gave the right hand of fellowship to Barnabas and me, that we should go to the Gentiles and they to the circumcised.
Proverbs 14:12 - There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
James 2:20 - Do you want to be shown, you foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?
1 Corinthians 3:18 - Let no one deceive himself. If anyone among you thinks that he is wise in this age, let him become a fool that he may become wise.
Mark 7:7 - in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’
1 Corinthians 15:15 - We are even found to be misrepresenting God, because we testified about God that he raised Christ, whom he did not raise if it is true that the dead are not raised.
Proverbs 15:2 - The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Galatians 6:3 - For if anyone thinks he is something, when he is nothing, he deceives himself.
1 Corinthians 15:2 - and by which you are being saved, if you hold fast to the word I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.
Proverbs 13:2 - From the fruit of his mouth a man eats what is good, but the desire of the treacherous is for violence.
Proverbs 13:3 - Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Psalms 32:9 - Be not like a horse or a mule, without understanding, which must be curbed with bit and bridle, or it will not stay near you.
Malachi 3:14 - You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God. What is the profit of our keeping his charge or of walking as in mourning before the Lord of hosts?
Proverbs 21:26 - All day long he craves and craves, but the righteous gives and does not hold back.
Galatians 2:6 - And from those who seemed to be influential (what they were makes no difference to me; God shows no partiality)—those, I say, who seemed influential added nothing to me.
Proverbs 10:19 - When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 16:10 - An oracle is on the lips of a king; his mouth does not sin in judgment.
James 1:19 - Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Proverbs 16:25 - There is a way that seems right to a man, but its end is the way to death.
Isaiah 1:13 - Bring no more vain offerings; incense is an abomination to me. New moon and Sabbath and the calling of convocations— I cannot endure iniquity and solemn assembly.
Matthew 15:9 - in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’”
Isaiah 44:20 - He feeds on ashes; a deluded heart has led him astray, and he cannot deliver himself or say, “Is there not a lie in my right hand?”
Deuteronomy 11:16 - Take care lest your heart be deceived, and you turn aside and serve other gods and worship them;
Proverbs 19:1 - Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool.
Psalms 39:1 - I said, “I will guard my ways, that I may not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle, so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Psalms 39:2 - I was mute and silent; I held my peace to no avail, and my distress grew worse.
Ephesians 5:4 - Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.
James 1:22 - But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.
Luke 8:18 - Take care then how you hear, for to the one who has, more will be given, and from the one who has not, even what he thinks that he has will be taken away.”
Colossians 4:6 - Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
James 3:2 - For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
James 3:3 - If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
James 3:4 - Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:5 - So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
James 3:6 - And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Proverbs 10:31 - The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
Psalms 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
1 Peter 3:10 - For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Psalms 141:3 - Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!