James 3: 1 - 12...
"Not many of
you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we
who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways.
If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able
to keep his whole body in check.
"When we put
bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole
animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large
and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder
wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise the tongue is a small part
of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest
is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world
of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person,
sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by
hell.
"All kinds of
animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and
have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless
evil, full of deadly poison.
"With the tongue
we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been
made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.
My brothers, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water
flow from the same spring? My brothers, can a fig tree bear olives,
or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh
water." |
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