James 3
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James 3:5-9

5SoΟὕτωςHoutōsG3779alsoG2532the tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is a smallμικρὸνmikronG3398partμέλοςmelosG3196of the body, and yet itboastsG850of greatG3173thingsμεγάλαmegalaG3173.SeeἰδοὺidouG2400howG2245greatG2245a forestὕληνhulēnG5208is setG381aflameG381by suchG2245a smallG2245fireπῦρpurG4442!
6Andthe tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is a fireπῦρ,purG4442, the veryworldκόσμοςkosmosG2889of iniquityἀδικίαςadikiasG93;the tongueγλῶσσαglōssaG1100is setκαθίσταταιkathistataiG2525amongἐνenG1722our membersμέλεσινmelesinG3196as that whichdefilesσπιλοῦσαspilousaG4695the entireὅλονholonG3650bodyσῶμαsōmaG4983,and setsG5394on fireφλογίζουσαphlogizousaG5394the courseτροχὸνtrochonG5164of ourlifeγενέσεωςgeneseōsG1078,and is setG5394on fireφλογιζομένηphlogizomenēG5394byhellγεέννης.¶geennēsG1067.
7For everyΠᾶσαPasaG3956speciesφύσιςphusisG5449of beastsθηρίωνthēriōnG2342and birdsπετεινῶν,peteinōnG4071,of reptilesἑρπετῶνherpetōnG2062and creaturesG1724of the seaG1724,is tamedδαμάζεταιdamazetaiG1150and has been tamedδεδάμασταιdedamastaiG1150by the humanἀνθρωπίνῃ·anthrōpinēG442raceφύσειphuseiG5449.
8But noG3762oneοὐδεὶς ἀνθρώπων·oudeis anthrōpōnG3762G444canδύναταιdunataiG1410tameδαμάσαιdamasaiG1150the tongueγλῶσσανglōssanG1100; it isa restlessἀκατάστατονakatastatonG182evilκακόν,kakonG2556andfullμεστὴmestēG3324ofdeadlyθανατηφόρου.thanatēphorouG2287poisonἰοῦiouG2447.
9With it we blessεὐλογοῦμενeulogoumenG2127ourLordκύριονkurionG2962and FatherπατέραpateraG3962,and with it we curseκαταρώμεθαkatarōmethaG2672menἀνθρώπουςanthrōpousG444,who have beenG1096madeG1096in the likenessὁμοίωσινhomoiōsinG3669of GodθεοῦtheouG2316;
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