James 1:26
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.In other versions
If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.
ASV
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.
BBE
If any one think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is vain.
DBY
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.
WEB
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain `is' the religion;
YLT
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
ENG
If any man among you seemeth to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
WBT
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
BSB
In context
24For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.
25But whoso looketh into the perfect law of liberty, and continueth therein, he being not a forgetful hearer, but a doer of the work, this man shall be blessed in his deed.
26If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
27Pure religion and undefiled before God and the Father is this, To visit the fatherless and widows in their affliction, and to keep himself unspotted from the world.