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James 2

The General Epistle of James

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Chapter 3

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  Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.  

 

 

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  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.  

 

 

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  Indeed, we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.  

 

 

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  Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.  

 

 

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  So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!  

 

 

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  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.  

 

 

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  For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.  

 

 

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  But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.  

 

 

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  With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.  

 

 

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  Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.  

 

 

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  Does a spring send forth from the same opening fresh and bitter water?  

 

 

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12


 

  Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.  

 

 

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  Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his deeds done in gentleness of wisdom by his good life.  

 

 

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  But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.  

 

 

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  This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.  

 

 

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  For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.  

 

 

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  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.  

 

 

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  Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.  

 

 

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James 4

 

 

 

 

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