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The Tongue Is a Fire
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.
Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.
Taming the Tongue
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, *he* [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.
Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.
Behold, we put the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.
Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires.
Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
and the tongue [is] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.
For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;
But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.
but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.
from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
Does a fountain send out from the same opening both fresh and bitter water?
Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?
Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor can salt water produce fresh.
Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
Wisdom from Above
Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
True Wisdom from Above
Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.
but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.
This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.
But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.