James 3:11

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

James 3:11 in Other Translations

KJV
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
ESV
11 Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?
NLT
11 Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water?
MSG
11 A spring doesn't gush fresh water one day and brackish the next, does it?
CSB
11 Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening?

James 3:11 In-Context

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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.
13 Who is wise and understanding among you? Let them show it by their good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
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