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Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Therewith (εν αυτη). This instrumental use of εν is not merely Hebraistic, but appears in late Koine writers (Moulton, P…

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

Therewith bless we God. We humans do this; that is, all this is done by the tongue. The apostle does not mean that the same man d…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

With it we bless God, even the Father.—A strange reading of this verse in the more ancient manuscripts renders it as,

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

Here James speaks of inconsistency as an aspect of the tongue’s perversity (vv.9–12). We can use the same instrument to “praise our Lord and Father…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

With it, or, by it, we bless God. It is a clear example of its deadly poison, that it can, in this way, through a monstrous incon…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

Therewith bless we God, even, the Father
Of Jesus Christ, and of spirits, and of mercies: this is the instrument tha…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

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. …

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