1My[G3450]brethren[G80], be[G1096]not[G3361]many[G4183]masters[G1320], knowing[G1492]that[G3754] we shall receive[G2983] the greater[G3187]condemnation[G2917].
2For[G1063]in[G1722] many things[G4183] we offend[G4417]all[G537]. If any man[G1536]offend[G4417]not[G3756]in[G1722]word[G3056], the same[G3778] is a perfect[G5046]man[G435], and able[G1415]also[G2532] to bridle[G5468] the whole[G3650]body[G4983].
3Behold[G2400], we put[G906]bits[G5469]in[G1519] the horses[G2462]' mouths[G4750], that[G4314]they[G846] may obey[G3982]us[G2254]; and[G2532] we turn about[G3329]their[G846]whole[G3650]body[G4983].
4Behold[G2400]also[G2532] the ships[G4143], which though they be[G5607] so great[G5082], and[G2532] are driven[G1643]of[G5259]fierce[G4642]winds[G417], yet are they turned about[G3329]with[G5259] a very small[G1646]helm[G4079], whithersoever[G3699] the governor[G2116]listeth[G3730].
5Even[G2532]so[G3779] the tongue[G1100]is[G2076] a little[G3398]member[G3196], and[G2532] boasteth great[G2245]things[G3166]. Behold[G2400], how great[G2245] a matter[G5208] a little[G3641]fire[G4442]kindleth[G381]!
6And[G2532] the tongue[G1100]is[G2525] a fire[G4442], a world[G2889]of[G5259]iniquity[G93]: so[G3779]is[G2525] the tongue[G1100]among[G1722]our[G2257]members[G3196], that it defileth[G4695] the whole[G3650]body[G4983], and[G2532] setteth on fire[G5394] the course[G5164]of[G5259]nature[G1078]; and[G2532] it is[G2525] set on fire[G5394]of[G5259]hell[G1067].
7For[G1063]every[G3956]kind[G5449] of beasts[G2342], and[G5037] of birds[G4071], and[G2532] of serpents[G2062], and[G2532] of things in the sea[G1724], is tamed[G1150], and[G2532] hath been tamed[G1150] of mankind[G5449]:
8But[G1161] the tongue[G1100]can[G1410]no[G3762]man[G444]tame[G1150]; it is an unruly[G183]evil[G2556], full[G3324] of deadly[G2287]poison[G2447].
9Therewith[G1722] bless we[G2127]God[G2316], even[G2532] the Father[G3962]; and[G2532]therewith[G846] curse we[G2672]men[G444], which[G3588] are made[G1096]after[G2596] the similitude[G3669] of God[G2316].
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Out of[G1537] the same[G846]mouth[G4750]proceedeth[G1831]blessing[G2129]and[G2532]cursing[G2671]. My[G3450]brethren[G80], these things[G5023]ought[G5534]not[G3756]so[G3779] to be[G1096].
11Doth[G3385] a fountain[G4077] send forth[G1032]at[G1537] the same[G846]place[G3692]sweet[G1099] water and[G2532]bitter?[G4089]
12Can[G3361] the fig tree[G4808], my[G3450]brethren[G80], bear[G4160] olive berries?[G1636]either[G2228] a vine[G288], figs?[G4810]so[G3779]can[G1410]no[G3762]fountain[G4077] both yield[G4160]salt[G252]water[G5204]and[G2532]fresh[G1099].
13Who[G5101] is a wise man[G4680]and[G2532] endued with[G1722]knowledge[G1990]among[G1722]you?[G5213] let him shew[G1166] out of[G1537] a good[G2570]conversation[G391]his[G846]works[G2041]with[G1722]meekness[G4240]of[G1537]wisdom[G4678].
14But[G1161]if[G1487] ye have[G2192]bitter[G4089]envying[G2205]and[G2532]strife[G2052]in[G1722]your[G5216]hearts[G2588], glory[G2620]not[G3361], and[G2532] lie not[G5574]against[G2596] the truth[G225].
15This[G3778]wisdom[G4678]descendeth[G2076]not[G3756] from above[G509], but[G235] is earthly[G1919], sensual[G5591], devilish[G1141].
16For[G1063]where[G3699]envying[G2205]and[G2532]strife[G2052] is, there[G1563] is confusion[G181]and[G2532]every[G3956]evil[G5337]work[G4229].
17But[G1161] the wisdom[G4678] that is[G2076] from above[G509]is[G2076]first[G4412]pure[G3303], then[G1899]peaceable[G1516], gentle[G1933], and[G2532] easy to be intreated[G2138], full[G3324] of mercy[G1656]and[G2532]good[G18]fruits[G2590], without partiality[G87], and[G2532] without hypocrisy[G505].
18And[G1161] the fruit[G2590] of righteousness[G1343] is sown[G4687]in[G1722]peace[G1515] of them that make[G4160]peace[G1515].