ASV_Strong : James 3
1. Be[G1096] not[G3361] many[G4183] of you teachers[G1320], my[G3450] brethren[G80], knowing[G1492] that[G3754] we shall receive[G2983] heavier[G3173] judgment[G2917].
2. For[G1063] in many things[G4183] we all[G537] stumble[G4417]. If[G1487] any[G5100] stumbleth[G4417] not[G3756] in[G1722] word[G3056], the same[G3778] is a perfect[G5046] man[G435], able[G1415] to bridle[G5468] the whole[G3650] body[G4983] also[G2532].
3. Now[G2400] if we put[G906] the horses[G2462]' bridles[G5469] into[G1519] their mouths[G4750] that[G4314] they[G846] may obey[G3982] us[G2254], [G2532] we turn about[G3329] their[G846] whole[G3650] body also[G4983].
4. Behold[G2400], the ships[G4143] also[G2532], though[G5607] they are so great[G5082] and[G2532] are driven[G1643] by[G5259] rough[G4642] winds[G417], are yet turned about[G3329] by[G5259] a very small[G1646] rudder[G4079], whither[G3699, Leviticus2] the impulse[G3730] of the steersman[G2116] willeth[G1014].
5. So[G3779] the tongue[G1100] also[G2532] is[G2076] a little[G3398] member[G3196], and[G2532] boasteth great things[G3166]. Behold[G2400], how much[G2245] wood[G5208] is kindled[G381] by how small[G3641] a fire[G4442]!
6. And[G2532] the tongue[G1100] is[G2525] a fire[G4442]: the world[G2889] of iniquity[G93] among[G1722] our[G2257] members[G3196, 3779] is[G2525] the tongue[G1100], which defileth[G4695] the whole[G3650] body[G4983], and[G2532] setteth on fire[G5394] the wheel[G5164] of nature[G1078], and[G2532] is set on fire[G5394] by hell[G1067].
7. For[G1063] every[G3956] kind[G5449] of beasts[G5037] and[G2532] birds[G4071], [G5037] of creeping things[G2062] and[G5037] things in the sea[G1724], is tamed[G1150], and[G2532] hath been tamed[G1150] by mankind[G5449].
8. But[G1161] the tongue[G1100] can[G1410] no[G3762] man[G444] tame[G1150]; it is a restless[G183] evil[G2556], it is full[G3324] of deadly[G2287] poison[G2447].
9. Therewith[G1722, 846] bless we[G2127] the Lord[G2316] and[G2532] Father[G3962]; and[G2532] therewith[G1722, 846] curse we[G2672] men[G444], who[G3588] are made[G1096] after[G2596] the likeness[G3669] of God[G2316]:
10. out of[G1537] the same[G846] mouth[G4750] cometh[G1831] forth blessing[G2129] and[G2532] cursing[G2671]. My[G3450] brethren[G80], these things[G5023] ought[G5534] not[G3756] so[G3779] to be[G1096].
11. Doth[G3385] the fountain[G4077] send forth[G1032] from[G1537] the same[G846] opening[G3692] sweet[G1099] water and[G2532] bitter[G4089]?
12. Can[G1410] a fig tree[G4808], my[G3450] brethren[G80], yield[G4160] olives[G1636], or[G2228] a vine[G288] figs[G4810]? [G3779] Neither[G3762] can salt[G252] water[G5204] yield[G4160] sweet[G1099].
13. Who[G5101] is wise[G4680] and[G2532] understanding[G1990] among[G1722] you[G5213]? let him show[G1166] by[G1537] his good[G2570] life[G391] his[G846] works[G2041] in[G1722] meekness[G4240] of wisdom[G4678].
14. But[G1161] if[G1487] ye have[G2192] bitter[G4089] jealousy[G2205] and[G2532] faction[G2052] in[G1722] your[G5216] heart[G2588], glory[G2620] not[G3361] and[G2532] lie[G5574] not against[G2596] the truth[G225].
15. This[G3778] wisdom[G4678] is[G2076] not[G3756] a wisdom that cometh down[G2718] from above[G509], but[G235] is earthly[G1919], sensual[G5591], devilish[G1141].
16. For[G1063] where[G3699] jealousy[G2205] and[G2532] faction[G2052] are[G1563], there is confusion[G181] and[G2532] every[G3956] vile[G5337] deed[G4229].
17. But[G1161] the wisdom[G4678] that is[G2076] from above[G509] is first[G4412, Ezekiel3] pure[G53], then[G1899] peaceable[G1516], gentle[G1933], easy to be entreated[G2138], full[G3324] of mercy[G1656] and[G2532] good[G18] fruits[G2590], without variance[G87], [G2532] without hypocrisy[G505].
18. And[G1161] the fruit[G2590] of righteousness[G1343] is sown[G4687] in[G1722] peace[G1515] for them[G3588] that make[G4160] peace[G1515].
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