James 3
1 Do not let many be teachers, my brothers, having known that we will receive greater judgment,
Be not many teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive greater judgment.
2 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;
For we all often offend. If any one offend not in word, he [is] a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body too.
3 behold, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and we direct their whole body;
Behold, we put the bits in the mouths of the horses, that they may obey us, and we turn round their whole bodies.
4 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,
Behold also the ships, which are so great, and driven by violent winds, are turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pleasure of the helmsman will.
5 so also the tongue is a little member, and boasts greatly; behold, how much forest a little fire kindles!
Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!
6 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)
and the tongue [is] fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell. (Geenna g1067)
7 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,
For every species both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and of sea animals, is tamed and has been tamed by the human species;
8 but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue—[it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison;
but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
9 with it we bless the God and Father, and with it we curse the men made according to [the] likeness of God;
Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after [the] likeness of God.
10 out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing; it does not need, my brothers, these things to so happen;
Out of the same mouth goes forth blessing and cursing. It is not right, my brethren, that these things should be thus.
11 does the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?
Does the fountain, out of the same opening, pour forth sweet and bitter?
12 Is a fig tree able, my brothers, to make olives? Or a vine figs? Neither is salty [water able] to have made sweet water.
Can, my brethren, a fig produce olives, or a vine figs? Neither [can] salt [water] make sweet water.
13 Who [is] wise and intelligent among you? Let him show his works out of good behavior in meekness of wisdom,
Who [is] wise and understanding among you; let him shew out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom;
14 yet, if you have bitter zeal, and rivalry in your heart, do not glory, nor lie against the truth;
but if ye have bitter emulation and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth.
15 this wisdom is not descending from above, but earthly, physical, demon-like,
This is not the wisdom which comes down from above, but earthly, natural, devilish.
16 for where zeal and rivalry [are], there is insurrection and every evil matter;
For where emulation and strife [are], there [is] disorder and every evil thing.
17 but the wisdom from above, first, indeed, is pure, then peaceable, gentle, well-convinced, full of kindness and good fruits, uncontentious, and unhypocritical—
But the wisdom from above first is pure, then peaceful, gentle, yielding, full of mercy and good fruits, unquestioning, unfeigned.
18 and the fruit of righteousness in peace is sown to those making peace.
But [the] fruit of righteousness in peace is sown for them that make peace.
