James 3:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”
James 3:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
James 3:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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James 3:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.”
James 3:12 — World English Bible
James 3:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither can salt water yield sweet.”
James 3:12 — American Standard Version
James 3:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water <FI>is able<Fi> to make.”
James 3:12 — Young's Literal Translation
James 3:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.”
James 3:12 — Darby Translation
James 3:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete.”
James 3:12 — Geneva Bible
James 3:12 in Context — James 3
10 De una misma boca proceden bendición y maldición. Hermanos míos, no conviene que estas cosas sean así hechas.
11 ¿Echa alguna fuente por una misma abertura agua dulce y amarga?
12 Hermanos míos, ¿puede la higuera producir aceitunas, ó la vid higos? Así ninguna fuente puede hacer agua salada y dulce.
13 ¿Quién es sabio y avisado entre vosotros? muestre por buena conversación sus obras en mansedumbre de sabiduría.
14 Pero si tenéis envidia amarga y contención en vuestros corazones, no os gloriéis, ni seáis mentirosos contra la verdad:
What Does James 3:12 Mean?
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