James 3
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James 3:5-12

5ThusΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoG2532thetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100isG1510alittleG3398memberμέλοςmelosG3196,andboastsgreatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.SeeG3708howlittleG3398afireπῦρpurG4442,howlargeG3173awooditkindles!
6andthetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100[is]fireπῦρ,purG4442,theworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889ofunrighteousnessG93;thetongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100issetκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525inourmembersμέλεσινmelesinG3196,thedefilerofthewholeG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,andwhichsetsfireG4442tothecourseofnature,andissetG2525onfireG4442ofhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.
7ForeveryspeciesbothofbeastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342andofbirdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,bothofcreepingthingsG3956andofseaanimals,istamedandhasbeentamedbythehumanἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442species;
8butthetongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100cannooneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762amongmenG444tame; [itis]anunsettledevilκακόν,kakonG2556,fullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeath-bringingpoison.
9TherewithblessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127wetheLordκύριονkurionG2962andFatherπατέραpateraG3962,andtherewithcurseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672wemenG444madeafter[the]likenessofGodθεοῦtheouG2316.
10OutofthesameαὐτοῦautouG846mouthστόματοςstomatosG4750goesG1831forthἐξέρχεταιexerchetaiG1831blessingεὐλογίαeulogiaG2129andcursingG2671.Itisnotright,mybrethren,thatthesethingsταῦταtautaG3778shouldbethusG3779.
11Doesthefountain,outofthesameαὐτῆςautēsG846opening, pour forthsweetG1099andbitterπικρόν;pikronG4089?
12Can,mybrethren,afigσυκῆsukēG4808produceG4160olivesG1636,oravineἄμπελοςampelosG288figsσῦκα;sukaG4810?Neither[can]salt[waterὕδωρ.¶hudōrG5204]makeG4160sweetG1099waterG5204.
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