James 1:26 
Context| NET © | If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile. |
| NIV © | If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless. |
| NASB © | If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless. |
| NLT © | If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are just fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless. |
| MSG © | 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. |
| BBE © | If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man’s religion is of no value. |
| NRSV © | If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. |
| NKJV © | 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. |
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| NET © [draft] ITL | |
| NET © | If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile. |
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