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James 3:5-9

5SothetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100alsoG2532isG1510alittleG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andboastethgreatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.BeholdἰδοὺidouG2400,howmuchwoodisG1510kindledbyhowsmallμικρὸνmikronG3398afireπῦρpurG4442!
6AndthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100isafireπῦρ,purG4442:theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ofiniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93amongourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196isthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100,whichdefileththewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andsettethonfireG4442thewheelofnature,andissetκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525onfireG4442byhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.
7ForeverykindofbeastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andbirdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,ofcreepingthingsG3956andthingsG3956inthesea,istamed,andhathbeentamedbymankind:
8butthetongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100cannomanG444tame;itisarestlessevilκακόν,kakonG2556,itisfullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeadlypoison.
9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127wetheLordκύριονkurionG2962andFatherπατέραpateraG3962;andtherewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672wemenG444,whoaremadeafterthelikenessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316:
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American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain