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James 3:10-12

Revised Standard Version RSV

10 From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.

11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening fresh water and brackish?

12 Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a grapevine figs? No more can salt water yield fresh.

New International Version NIV

10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.

11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.