James 1:26
Douay-Rheims
And if any man think himself to be religious, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.
Basil of Caesarea
Anger causes tongues to become unbridled and speech unguarded. Physical violence, acts of contempt, reviling, accusations, blows and other bad effects too numerous to recount are born of anger and indignation.
Source details
A.D. 379 · on Jas 1:26 (SERMONS 10)
Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.