James 3

The Tongue Is a Fire

11Do not becomeG1096 teachersG1320 in largeG4183 numbersG4183, 2my brothersG80, since you knowG3609 that we who are teachers 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 89reinG5468 inG5468 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 asG2532 wellG2532. 3NowG1161 10ifG1487 we putG906 the bitsG5469 into the horses’G2462 mouthsG4750 soG1519 thatG1519 they will obeyG3982 us, we directG3329 their wholeG3650 bodyG4983 asG2532 wellG2532. 4LookG2400 at the shipsG4143 tooG2532: though they are soG5082 largeG5082 and are drivenG1643 by strongG4642 windsG417, they are nevertheless directedG3329 by a veryG1646 smallG1646 rudderG4079 whereverG3699 the inclinationG3730 of the pilotG2116 determinesG1014. 5SoG3779 alsoG2532 the tongueG1100 is a smallG3398 partG3196 of the body, and yet it 11boastsG850 of greatG3173 thingsG3173.

12SeeG2400 howG2245 greatG2245 a forestG5208 is setG381 aflameG381 by suchG2245 aG2245 smallG2245 fireG4442! 6And 13the tongueG1100 is a fireG4442, the very worldG2889 of unrighteousnessG93; the tongueG1100 is setG2525 amongG1722 14our body’s partsG3196 as that which 15defilesG4695 the wholeG3650 bodyG4983 and setsG5394 onG5394 fireG5394 the courseG5164 of our 16lifeG1078, and is setG5394 onG5394 fireG5394 by 1718hellG1067. 7For everyG3956 19speciesG5449 of beastsG2342 and birdsG4071, of reptilesG2062 and creaturesG1724 ofG1724 theG1724 seaG1724, is tamedG1150 and has been tamedG1150 by the humanG442 20raceG5449. 8But noG3762 oneG3762 among mankindG444 canG1410 tameG1150 the tongueG1100; it is a restlessG182 evilG2556, fullG3324 of 21deadlyG2287 poisonG2447. 9With it we blessG2127 22our LordG2962 and FatherG3962, and with it we curseG2672 peopleG444, 23who have beenG1096 madeG1096 in the likenessG3669 of GodG2316; 10from the sameG846 mouthG4750 comeG1831 both blessingG2129 and cursingG2671. My brothersG80 and sisters, theseG3778 thingsG3778 shouldG5534 not be thisG3779 wayG3779. 11Does a springG4077 sendG1032 outG1032 from the sameG846 openingG3692 both 24freshG1099 and bitterG4089 water? 1225CanG1410 a figG4808 treeG4808, my brothersG80 and sisters, bearG4160 olivesG1636, orG2228 a vineG288 bear figsG4810? NorG3777 can saltG252 waterG5204 produceG4160 26freshG1099.

Wisdom from Above

13WhoG5101 amongG1722 you is wiseG4680 and understandingG1990? 27Let him showG1166 by his 28goodG2570 behaviorG391 his deedsG2041 in the gentlenessG4240 of wisdomG4678. 14But ifG1487 you haveG2192 bitterG4089 29jealousyG2205 and 30selfishG2052 ambitionG2052 in your heartG2588, do not be arrogantG2620 and so lieG5574 againstG2596 31the truthG225. 15ThisG3778 wisdomG4678 is not that which comesG2718 downG2718 32from aboveG509, but is 33earthlyG1919, 3435naturalG5591, 36demonicG1141. 16For whereG3699 37jealousyG2205 and 38selfishG2052 ambitionG2052 exist, 39thereG1563 is disorderG181 and everyG3956 evilG5337 thingG4229. 17But the wisdomG4678 40from aboveG509 is firstG4413 41pureG53, thenG1899 42peace-lovingG1516, 43gentleG1933, 44reasonableG2138, 45fullG3324 of mercyG1656 and goodG18 fruitsG2590, 4647impartialG87, freeG505 ofG505 48hypocrisyG505. 18And the 49fruitG2590 of righteousnessG1343 is sownG4687 in peaceG1515 50by thoseG3588 who makeG4160 peaceG1515.