Verse 5
James 3:5
World English Bible
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So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
Original Language Text
greek
οὕτως καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα μικρὸν μέλος ἐστὶν καὶ ⸂μεγάλα αὐχεῖ⸃. Ἰδοὺ ⸀ἡλίκον πῦρ ἡλίκην ὕλην ἀνάπτει·
English Translation
So also the tongue is a small member and boasts great things. Behold how great a fire ignites such a small wood.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.
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2
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, abl...
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3
Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body....
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4
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a v...
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5
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a...
6
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the w...
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7
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature, is tamed, and has been tamed by ma...
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8
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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9
With it we bless our God (Elohim) and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of...
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10
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
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11
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?
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12
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and...
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13
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in...
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14
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don’t boast and don’t lie agains...
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15
This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, sensual, and demonic.
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16
For where jealousy and selfish ambition are, there is confusion and every evil deed.
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17
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy an...
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18
Now the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.
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