Jacob (James) 3
3
Dangerous Tongue
1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, since you know that we will receive a stricter judgment.
2For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in speech, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
3And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole body as well.
4See also the ships—though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
5So also the tongue is a small member—yet it boasts of great things. See how so small a fire sets a blaze so great a forest!
6And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is a world of evil placed among our body parts. It pollutes the whole body and sets on fire the course of life—and is set on fire by Gehenna.
7For every species of beasts and birds, reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.
8But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9With it we bless our Adonai and Father, and with it we curse people, who are made in the image of God.
10From the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, these things should not be.
11A spring doesn’t pour out fresh and bitter water from the same opening, does it?
12My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Neither can salt water produce fresh water.
Gentle Wisdom from Above
13Who among you is wise and understanding? By his good conduct let him show his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
14But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15This is not the wisdom that comes down from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil practice.
17But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, impartial, not hypocritical.
18And the fruit of righteousness is sown in shalom by those who make shalom.
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Ya'akov (Jas) 3
3
1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, since you know that we will be judged more severely. 2For we all stumble in many ways; if someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who can bridle his whole body. 3If we put a bit into a horse’s mouth to make it obey us, we control its whole body as well. 4And think of a ship — although it is huge and is driven by strong winds, yet the pilot can steer it wherever he wants with just a small rudder. 5So too the tongue is a tiny part of the body, yet it boasts great things. See how a little fire sets a whole forest ablaze! 6Yes, the tongue is a fire, a world of wickedness. The tongue is so placed in our body that it defiles every part of it, setting ablaze the whole of our life; and it is set on fire by Gei-Hinnom itself. 7For people have tamed and continue to tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures; 8but the tongue no one can tame — it is an unstable and evil thing, full of death-dealing poison! 9With it we bless Adonai, the Father; and with it we curse people, who were made in the image of God. 10Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing! Brothers, it isn’t right for things to be this way. 11A spring doesn’t send both fresh and bitter water from the same opening, does it? 12Can a fig tree yield olives, my brothers? or a grapevine, figs? Neither does salt water produce fresh.
13Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him demonstrate it by his good way of life, by actions done in the humility that grows out of wisdom. 14But if you harbor in your hearts bitter jealousy and selfish ambition, don’t boast and attack the truth with lies! 15This wisdom is not the kind that comes down from above; on the contrary, it is worldly, unspiritual, demonic. 16For where there are jealousy and selfish ambition, there will be disharmony and every foul practice. 17But the wisdom from above is, first of all, pure, then peaceful, kind, open to reason, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. 18And peacemakers who sow seed in peace raise a harvest of righteousness.
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