World English Bible
"Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?"
— James 3:11, World English Bible
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
“Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter? ”
“A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?”
“Doth a fountain send forth, out of the same hole, sweet and bitter water?”
“Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?”
“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?”
But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.