LITV - James - 3

3:1  My brothers do not be many teachers, knowing that we will receive greater judgment.

3:2  For we all stumble in many ways . If any one does not stumble in word, this one is a mature man, able also to bridle the whole body.

3:3  Behold, we put bits in the mouths of the horses, for them to obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

3:4  Behold, the ships also, being so great, and being driven by violent winds, they are directed by a very small rudder, where the impulse of the one steering purposes.

3:5  So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how little a fire kindles how large a forest!

3:6  And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body, and inflaming the course of nature, and having been inflamed by Hell.

3:7  For every species of beasts, both indeed of birds, of creeping things, and of sea animals, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species ;

3:8  but no one of men is able to tame the tongue; it is an evil that cannot be restrained, full of death-dealing poison.

3:9  By this we bless God and the Father; and by this we curse men having come into being according to the image of God. Gen. 1:26

3:10  Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers it is not fitting for these things to be so.

3:11  Does the fountain out of the same hole send forth the sweet and the bitter?

3:12  My brothers, a fig tree is not able to produce olives, or a vine figs. So neither can a fountain produce both salt and sweet water.

3:13  Who is wise and knowing among you? Let him show his works by his good behavior, in meekness of wisdom.

3:14  But if you have bitter jealousy and contention in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.

3:15  This is not the wisdom coming down from above, but is earthly, beastly, devilish.

3:16  For where jealousy and contention are , there is confusion and every foul deed.

3:17  But the wisdom from above is firstly truly pure, then peaceable, forbearing, yielding, full of mercy and of good fruits, not partial and not pretended.

3:18  And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for the ones making peace.