James 3:1-10

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.