James 3

The Tongue Is a Fire

11Let not manyG4183 of you becomeG1096 teachersG1320, 2my brethrenG80, knowingG3609 that as such we will incurG2983 a 3stricterG3173 judgmentG2917. 2For we allG537 4stumbleG4417 in manyG4183 ways. 5IfG1487 anyoneG5100 does not stumbleG4417 in 6whatG3056 he saysG3056, he is a 7perfectG5046 manG435, ableG1415 to 8bridleG5468 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 as wellG2532. 3NowG1161 9ifG1487 we putG906 the bitsG5469 into the horses’G2462 mouthsG4750 soG1519 that they will obeyG3982 us, we directG3329 their entireG3650 bodyG4983 as wellG2532. 4LookG2400 at the shipsG4143 alsoG2532, though they are soG5082 greatG5082 and are drivenG1643 by strongG4642 windsG417, are still directedG3329 by a veryG1646 smallG1646 rudderG4079 whereverG3699 the inclinationG3730 of the pilotG2116 desiresG1014. 5SoG3779 alsoG2532 the tongueG1100 is a smallG3398 partG3196 of the body, and yet it 10boastsG850 of greatG3173 thingsG3173.

11SeeG2400 howG2245 greatG2245 a forestG5208 is setG381 aflameG381 by suchG2245 a smallG2245 fireG4442! 6And 12the tongueG1100 is a fireG4442, the very worldG2889 of iniquityG93; the tongueG1100 is setG2525 amongG1722 our membersG3196 as that which 13defilesG4695 the entireG3650 bodyG4983, and setsG5394 on fireG5394 the courseG5164 of our 14lifeG1078, and is setG5394 on fireG5394 by 1516hellG1067. 7For everyG3956 17speciesG5449 of beastsG2342 and birdsG4071, of reptilesG2062 and creaturesG1724 of the seaG1724, is tamedG1150 and has been tamedG1150 by the humanG442 18raceG5449. 8But noG3762 oneG3762G444 canG1410 tameG1150 the tongueG1100; it is a restlessG182 evilG2556 and fullG3324 of 19deadlyG2287 poisonG2447. 9With it we blessG2127 20our LordG2962 and FatherG3962, and with it we curseG2672 menG444, 21who have beenG1096 madeG1096 in the likenessG3669 of GodG2316; 10from the sameG846 mouthG4750 comeG1831 both blessingG2129 and cursingG2671. My brethrenG80, theseG3778 thingsG3778 oughtG5534 not to be thisG3779 wayG3779. 11Does a fountainG4077 sendG1032 out from the sameG846 openingG3692 both 22freshG1099 and bitterG4089 water? 1223CanG1410 a figG4808 treeG4808, my brethrenG80, produceG4160 olivesG1636, orG2228 a vineG288 produceG4160 figsG4810? NorG3777 can saltG252 waterG5204 produceG4160 24freshG1099.

Wisdom from Above

13WhoG5101 amongG1722 you is wiseG4680 and understandingG1990? 25Let him showG1166 by his 26goodG2570 behaviorG391 his deedsG2041 in the gentlenessG4240 of wisdomG4678. 14But ifG1487 you haveG2192 bitterG4089 27jealousyG2205 and 28selfishG2052 ambitionG2052 in your heartG2588, do not be arrogantG2620 and so lieG5574 againstG2596 29the truthG225. 15ThisG3778 wisdomG4678 is not that which comesG2718 downG2718 30from aboveG509, but is 31earthlyG1919, 3233naturalG5591, 34demonicG1141. 16For whereG3699 35jealousyG2205 and 36selfishG2052 ambitionG2052 exist, 37thereG1563 is disorderG181 and everyG3956 evilG5337 thingG4229. 17But the wisdomG4678 38from aboveG509 is firstG4413 39pureG53, thenG1899 40peaceableG1516, 41gentleG1933, 42reasonableG2138, 43fullG3324 of mercyG1656 and goodG18 fruitsG2590, 44unwaveringG87, withoutG505 45hypocrisyG505. 18And the 4647seed whose fruitG2590 is righteousnessG1343 is sownG4687 in peaceG1515 48by thoseG3588 who makeG4160 peaceG1515.