ach. 3:2, 3; Ps. 39:1; [ch. 3:6; Ps. 34:13; 141:3]
bActs 26:5
cMatt. 25:36
dJob 31:17, 18; Isa. 1:17, 23
e1 Tim. 5:22; 1 John 5:18
f2 Pet. 3:14

‏ James 1:26-27

26If anyone thinks he is religious aand does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s breligion is worthless. 27Religion that is pure and undefiled before God the Father is this: cto visit dorphans and widows in their affliction, and eto keep oneself funstained from the world.
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