Berean Bible

James

3

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1 Not many of you should be teachers my brothers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment. 2 For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, this one is a perfect man, able indeed to bridle the whole body. 3 Now if we put bits into the mouths of the horses for them to obey us, we turn about even their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, being so great and being driven by strong winds, are turned about by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the one steering resolves. 5 Thus also the tongue is a small member, and boasts exceeding things. Behold a small fire, how great a forest it kindles. 6 The tongue also is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, defiling all the body, and setting on fire the course of nature, and itself being set on fire by Gehenna. 7 For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued and has been subdued by the human race, 8 but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, those being made according to the likeness of God. 10 Out of the same mouth proceed forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. 11 Does the spring pour forth out of the same opening both fresh and bitter? 12 Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to produce olives? Or a vine, figs? Neither is a salt spring able to produce fresh water. 13 Who is wise and understanding among you; let him show his works out of the good conduct, in the humility of wisdom. 14 But if you have bitter jealousy and self-interest in your heart, do not boast of it and lie against the truth. 15 This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where jealousy and self-interest exist, there will be disorder and every evil thing. 17 But the wisdom from above is indeed first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and of good fruits, impartial, sincere. 18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those making peace.
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