James 3

My brethren, ^abe not many ^bmasters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. ²For ^cin many things we ^doffend all. ^eIf any man ^doffend not in word, ^fthe same is a ^gperfect man, and able also ^hto bridle the whole body. ³Behold, ⁱwe put ^hbits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. ⁴Behold 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. ⁵Even so the tongue is a little member, and ^kboasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth. ⁶And ^lthe tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue amongst our members, that ^mit defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and ⁿit is set on fire of ^ohell. ⁷For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: ⁸but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, ^pfull of deadly poison. ⁹Therewith bless we ^qGod, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, ^rwhich are made after the similitude of God. ¹⁰Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. ¹¹Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? ¹²Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

^13sWho is a wise man and endued with knowledge amongst you? let him ^tshew out of a good ^uconversation his works ^vwith meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴But if ye have bitter ^wenvying and ^xstrife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵This wisdom descendeth not ^yfrom above, ^zbut is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶For where ^wenvying and ^xstrife is, there is confusion and every evil work. ¹⁷But ^zthe wisdom that is ^yfrom above is first pure, then ^apeaceable, ^bgentle, and easy to be intreated, ^cfull of mercy and good fruits, ^dwithout partiality, and ^ewithout hypocrisy. ¹⁸And ^afthe fruit of righteousness is sown ^agin peace of them that make peace.

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