Ought not (ου χρη). The only use of this old impersonal verb (from χραω) in the N.T. It is more like πρεπε (it is appropriate) tha…

Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. The meaning here may be either that out of the mouth of man two such opposite thing…

Ought not.—The Greek equivalent for this is only found here in the New Testament, and seems strangely weak when we reflect on the …

Again, James stresses the inconsistency of the tongue in that it is the source of such direct opposites as “praise and cursing.” He does not have o…

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing
Which is not only a contradiction, but unnatural, as well as wic…

We are taught to dread an unruly tongue as one of the greatest evils. The affairs of humankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of people. …