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Taming the Tongue
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth.
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong.
Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish,
For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God.
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
And so blessing and cursing come pouring out of the same mouth. Surely, my brothers and sisters, this is not right!
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Does a spring of water bubble out with both fresh water and bitter water?
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
True Wisdom Comes from God
If you are wise and understand God’s ways, prove it by living an honorable life, doing good works with the humility that comes from wisdom.
True Wisdom from Above
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
But if you are bitterly jealous and there is selfish ambition in your heart, don’t cover up the truth with boasting and lying.
But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
For jealousy and selfishness are not God’s kind of wisdom. Such things are earthly, unspiritual, and demonic.
This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
For wherever there is jealousy and selfish ambition, there you will find disorder and evil of every kind.
For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
But the wisdom from above is first of all pure. It is also peace loving, gentle at all times, and willing to yield to others. It is full of mercy and the fruit of good deeds. It shows no favoritism and is always sincere.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.