Taming the Tongue
3Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.G34502For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.G1063G4183G4417G537G1536G4417G3756G1722G3056G3778G5046G435G1415G2532G5468G3650G4983
3If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.G2400G906G5469G1519G2462G4750G4314G846G3982G2254G2532G3329G846G3650G4983
4Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.G2400G2532G4143G5607G5082G2532G1643G5259G4642G417G3329G5259G1646G4079G3699G302G2116G3730G1014
5So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!G2532G3779G1100G2076G3398G3196G2532G3166G2400G2245G5208G3641G4442G381
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.G2532G1100G4442G2889G93G3779G2525G1100G1722G2257G3196G4695G3650G4983G2532G5394G5164G1078G2532G5394G5259G1067
7For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,G1063G3956G5449G2342G5037G2532G4071G5037G2062G2532G1724G1150G2532G1150G5449G442
8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.G1161G1100G1410G3762G444G1150G183G2556G3324G2287G2447
9With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.G1722G846G2127G2316G2532G3962G2532G1722G846G2672G444G3588G1096G2596G3669G2316
10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.G1537G846G4750G1831G2129G2532G2671G3450G80G5023G5534G3756G3779G1096
11Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?G3385G4077G1032G1537G846G3692G1099G2532G4089
12Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.G3361G1410G4808G3450G80G4160G1636G2228G288G4810G3779G3762G4077G4160G252G5204G2532G1099 G4680G2532G1990G1722G5213G1166G1537G2570G391G846G2041G1722G4240G4678
Wisdom from Above
13Who is wise and understanding among you? By his good conduct let him show his works in the meekness of wisdom.G510114But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast and be false to the truth.G1161G1487G2192G4089G2205G2532G2052G1722G5216G2588G2620G3361G2532G5574G2596G225
15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.G3778G4678G2076G2718G3756G509G235G1919G5591G1141
16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every vile practice.G1063G3699G2205G2532G2052G1563G181G2532G3956G5337G4229
New Testament
17But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial and sincere.G1161G4678G509G2076G4412G3303G53G1899G1516G1933G2138G3324G1656G2532G18G2590G87G2532G505
18And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.G1161G2590G1343G4687G1722G1515G4160G1515
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