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James Chapter 3 003:001 Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. 003:002 For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also. 003:003 Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body. 003:004 Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
003:005 So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! 003:006 And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.{or, Hell} 003:007 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. 003:008 But nobody can tame the tongue.
It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. 003:009 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. 003:010 Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 003:011 Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? 003:012 Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water. 003:013 Who is wise and understanding among you?
Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom. 003:014 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth. 003:015 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic. 003:016 For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
003:017 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. 003:018 Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.