³⁷ For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

³ He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

²¹ Was not the righteousness of Abraham our father judged by his works, when he made an offering of Isaac his son on the altar?

²² You see that his faith was helping his works and was made complete by them;

²³ And the holy Writings were put into effect which said, And Abraham had faith in God and it was put to his account as righteousness; and he was named the friend of God.

²⁴ You see that a man's righteousness is judged by his works and not by his faith only.

²⁵ And in the same way, was not the righteousness of Rahab, the loose woman, judged by her works, when she took into her house those who were sent and let them go out by another way?