James 3
1 My brethren, be not many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
Do not let many be teachers, my brothers, having known that we will receive greater judgment,
2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.
for we all make many stumbles; if anyone does not stumble in word, this one [is] a perfect man, able to also bridle the whole body;
3 Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.
behold, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and we direct their whole body;
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
behold, also the ships, being so great, and being driven by fierce winds, are directed by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the [one] steering wills,
5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
so also the tongue is a little member, and boasts greatly; behold, how much forest a little fire kindles!
6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
And the tongue [is] a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. (Geenna g1067)
7 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
For every nature, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and has been subdued, by the human nature,
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue—[it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison;
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
with it we bless the God and Father, and with it we curse the men made according to [the] likeness of God;
10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing; it does not need, my brothers, these things to so happen;
11 Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?
does the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?
12 Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.
Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to make olives? Or a vine figs? Neither is salty [water able] to have made sweet water.
13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? Let him show his works out of good behavior in meekness of wisdom,
14 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.
yet, if you have bitter zeal, and rivalry in your heart, do not glory, nor lie against the truth;
15 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.
this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,
16 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.
for where zeal and rivalry [are], there is insurrection and every evil matter;
17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
but the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, well-convinced, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical—
18 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.
and the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
