NASB — James 3 — KJV

The Tongue Is a Fire

1 aLet not many° [of you] become° teachers°, bmy brethren°, knowing° that as such we will incur° a Istricter° judgment°. 2 For we all° astumble° in many° [ways]. bIf° anyone° does not stumble° in Iwhat° he says°, he is a cperfect° man°, able° to dbridle° the whole° body° as well°. 3 Now° aif° we put° the bits° into the horses’° mouths° so° that they will obey° us, we direct° their entire° body° as well°. 4 Look° at the ships° also°, though they are so° great° and are driven° by strong° winds°, are still directed° by a very° small° rudder° wherever° the inclination° of the pilot° desires°. 5 So° also° the tongue° is a small° part° of the body, and [yet] it aboasts° of great° things°.

bSee° how° great° a forest° is set° aflame° by such° a small° fire°! 6 And athe tongue° is a fire°, the [very] world° of iniquity°; the tongue° is set° among° our members° as that which bdefiles° the entire° body°, and sets° on fire° the course° of [our] Ilife°, and is set° on fire° by IIchell°. 7 For every° Ispecies° of beasts° and birds°, of reptiles° and creatures° of the sea°, is tamed° and has been tamed° by the human° Irace°. 8 But no° one°° can° tame° the tongue°; [it is] a restless° evil° [and] full° of adeadly° poison°. 9 With it we bless° a[our] Lord° and Father°, and with it we curse° men°, bwho have been° made° in the likeness° of God°; 10 from the same° mouth° come° [both] blessing° and cursing°. My brethren°, these° things° ought° not to be this° way°. 11 Does a fountain° send° out from the same° opening° [both] Ifresh° and bitter° [water]? 12 aCan° a fig° tree°, my brethren°, produce° olives°, or° a vine° produce° figs°? Nor° [can] salt° water° produce° Ifresh°.

[1] IOr greater condemnation aMt 23:8; Ro 2:20f; 1Ti 1:7 bJm 1:16; 3:10
[2] ILit word aJm 2:10 bMt 12:34-37; Jm 3:2-12 cJm 1:4 dJm 1:26
[3] aPs 32:9
[5] aPs 12:3f; 73:8f bPv 26:20f
[6] IOr existence, origin IIGr Gehenna aPs 120:2, 3; Pv 16:27 bMt 12:36f; 15:11, 18f cMt 5:22
[7] ILit nature
[8] aPs 140:3; Ec 10:11; Ro 3:13
[9] aJm 1:27 bGn 1:26; 1Co 11:7
[11] ILit sweet
[12] IV 11, note 1 aMt 7:16

Wisdom from Above

13 ¶ Who° among° you is wise° and understanding°? aLet him show° by his bgood° behavior° his deeds° in the gentleness° of wisdom°. 14 But if° you have° bitter° ajealousy° and Iselfish° ambition° in your heart°, do not be arrogant° and [so] lie° against° bthe truth°. 15 This° wisdom° is not that which comes° down° afrom above°, but is bearthly°, Icnatural°, ddemonic°. 16 For where° ajealousy° and Iselfish° ambition° exist, IIthere° is disorder° and every° evil° thing°. 17 But the wisdom° afrom above° is first° bpure°, then° cpeaceable°, dgentle°, Ireasonable°, efull° of mercy° and good° fruits°, funwavering°, without° ghypocrisy°. 18 And the Iaseed whose fruit° is righteousness° is sown° in peace° IIby those° who make° peace°.

[13] aJm 2:18 b1P 2:12
[14] IOr strife aRo 2:8; 2Co 12:20; Jm 3:16 b1Ti 2:4; Jm 1:18; 5:19
[15] IOr unspiritual aJm 1:17 b1Co 2:6; 3:19 c2Co 1:12; Jde 19 d2Th 2:9f; 1Ti 4:1; Rv 2:24
[16] IV 14, note 1 III.e. in that place aRo 2:8; 2Co 12:20; Jm 3:14
[17] IOr willing to yield aJm 1:17 b2Co 7:11; Jm 4:8 cMt 5:9; He 12:11 dTit 3:2 eLk 6:36; Jm 2:13 fJm 2:4 gRo 12:9; 2Co 6:6
[18] ILit fruit of righteousness IIOr for aPv 11:18; Is 32:17; Ho 10:12; Am 6:12; Ga 6:8; Php 1:11


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We are not rashly or arrogantly to reprove others:

1 ¶ Myº brethren,º beºª notº manyº masters,º knowingºª thatº we shall receiveºª the greaterº condemnation.º 2 Forº in many thingsº we offendºª all.º If any manº offendºª notº inº word,º the sameº [is] a perfectº man,º [and] ableº alsoº to bridleºª the² wholeº body.º 3 Behold,ºª we putºª bitsº inº the² horses'º mouths,º that¹ theyº may obeyºª us;º andº we turn aboutºª theirº wholeº body.º 4 Beholdºª alsoº the² ships,º which though [they be]ºª so great,º andº [are] drivenºª ofº fierceº winds,º yet are they turned aboutºª withº a very smallº helm,º whithersoeverºº the² governorºª² listeth.º¹ª

[1] Lv 10:3; Ezk 3:17; 33:7; Mal 2:12; Mt 7:1; 9:11; 10:24; 23:8, 14; Lk 6:37; 12:47; 16:2; Jn 3:10; Ac 13:1; 20:26; Ro 2:20; 1Co 4:2; 11:29; 12:28; 2Co 5:10; Ep 4:11; 1Ti 2:7; 2Ti 1:11; He 13:17; 1P 5:3.
[2] 1K 8:46; 2Ch 6:36; Ps 34:13; Pv 13:3; 20:9; Ec 7:20; Is 64:6; Mt 12:37; Ro 3:10; 7:21; 1Co 9:27; Ga 3:22; 5:17; Col 1:28; 4:12; He 13:21; Jm 1:4, 26; 3:5; 1P 3:10; 5:10; 1Jn 1:8.
[3] 2K 19:28; Ps 32:9; 39:1; Is 37:29; Jm 1:26.
[4] Ps 107:25; Jna 1:4; Mt 8:24; Ac 27:14.

but rather to bridle the tongue, a little member, but a powerful instrument of much good, and great harm.

5 Evenº soº the² tongueº isºª a littleº member,º andº boasteth great things.ºª Behold,ºª how greatº a matterº a littleº fireº kindleth!ºª 6 Andº the² tongueº [is] a fire,º a worldº of iniquity:º soº isºª the² tongueº amongº ourº members,º that it defileth¹ª² the² wholeº body,º andº setteth on fireºª the² courseº of nature;º andº it is set on fireºª ofº hell.º 7 Forº everyº kindº of beasts,º andº¹ of birds,º andº of serpents,º andº of things in the sea,º is tamed,ºª andº hath been tamedºª of mankind:ºº 8 Butº the² tongueº canºª noº manº tame;ºª [it is] an unrulyº evil,º fullº of deadlyº poison.º 9 Therewithºº bless² we¹ª God,º evenº the Father;º andº therewithºº curse² we¹ª men,º which¹ are madeºª afterº the similitudeº of God.º 10 Out² of¹ the² sameº mouthº proceedethºª blessingº andº cursing.º Myº brethren,º these thingsº ought¹ª² notº soº to be.ºª 11 Dothº a fountainº send forthºª atº the² sameº placeº sweetº [water] andº bitter?º 12 ² Canº¹ª the fig tree,º myº brethren,º bearºª olive berries?º eitherº a vine,º figs?º soº [can] noº fountainº both yieldºª saltº waterº andº fresh.º

[5] Ex 5:2; 15:9; 2K 19:22; Jb 21:14; 22:17; Ps 10:3; 12:2; 17:10; 52:1; 73:8; Pv 12:18; 15:2; 18:21; Jr 9:3; 18:18; Ezk 28:2; 29:3; Dn 3:15; 4:30; 2P 2:18; Jde 1:16; Rv 13:5.
[6] Gn 3:4; Lv 24:11; Nu 25:2; 31:16; Dt 13:6; Jg 12:4; 16:15; 1S 22:9; 2S 13:26; 15:2; 16:20; 17:1; 19:43; 20:1; 1K 21:5; 2Ch 10:13; 13:17; Ps 64:3; 140:3; Pv 1:10; 6:19; 7:5, 21; 15:1; 16:27; 26:20; Is 30:27; Jr 20:10; 28:16; Mt 12:24, 32; 15:11; Mk 7:15, 20; 14:55; Lk 16:24; Ac 5:3; 6:13; 20:30; Ro 3:13; 16:17; 2Co 11:13; Ep 5:3; Col 3:8; 2Th 2:9, 10; Tit 1:11; Jm 2:7; 2P 2:1; 3:3; 3Jn 1:10; Jde 1:8, 15; Rv 2:14; 12:9; 13:1, 14; 18:23; 19:20.
[7] Mk 5:4.
[8] Dt 32:33; Ps 55:21; 57:4; 58:4; 59:7; 64:3; 140:3; Ec 10:11; Ro 3:13; Jm 3:6; Rv 12:9.
[9] Gn 1:26; 5:1; 9:6; Jg 9:27; 2S 16:5; 19:21; 1Ch 29:10, 20; Ps 10:7; 16:9; 30:12; 34:1; 35:28; 51:14; 57:8; 59:12; 62:4; 63:4; 71:24; 108:1; 109:17; 145:1, 21; Ec 7:22; Is 29:13; Mt 5:44; 26:74; Ac 2:26; Ro 3:14; 1Co 11:7; Ep 1:3; 1P 1:3.
[10] Gn 20:9; 2S 13:12; Ps 50:16; Jr 7:4; Mi 3:11; Ro 12:14; 1Co 3:3; 1Ti 5:13; 1P 3:9.
[11] Jm 3:11.
[12] Ex 15:23; 2K 2:19; Is 5:2; Jr 2:21; Ezk 47:8; Mt 7:16; 12:33; Lk 6:43; Ro 11:16.

They who be truly wise be mild, and peaceable, without envying, and strife.

13 Whoº [is] a wise manº andº endued with knowledgeº amongº you?º let him shewºª out ofº a goodº conversationº his¹² worksº withº meeknessº of wisdom.º 14 Butº ifº ye haveºª bitterº envyingº andº strifeº inº yourº hearts,º gloryºª not,º andº lie² not¹ª againstº the² truth.º 15 Thisº wisdomº descendethº¹ªª notº from above,º butº [is] earthly,º sensual,º devilish.º 16 Forº whereº envyingº andº strifeº [is], thereº [is] confusionº andº everyº evilº work.º 17 Butº the² wisdomº that is from aboveº isºª firstº² pure,º¹ thenº peaceable,º gentle,º [and] easy to be intreated,º fullº of mercyº andº goodº fruits,º without partiality,º andº without hypocrisy.º 18 Andº the fruitº of righteousnessº is sownºª inº peaceº of them² that makeºª peace.º

[13] Nu 12:3; 2Ch 2:12; Jb 28:28; Ps 25:9; 45:4; 107:43; 149:4; Ec 8:1, 5; Is 11:3, 4; 29:19; 60:6; 61:1; Jr 9:12, 23; Dn 2:21; Zp 2:3; Mt 5:5; 7:24; 11:29; 21:5; 1Co 6:5; 2Co 8:24; 10:1; Ga 5:23; 6:1, 4; Ep 4:2; Php 1:27; Col 3:12; 1Ti 4:12; 6:11; 2Ti 2:25; Tit 3:2; He 13:5; Jm 1:21; 2:18; 3:1, 17; 1P 2:9, 12; 3:1, 4, 15, 16.
[14] Gn 30:1; 37:11; 2K 10:16, 31; Jb 5:2; Pv 14:30; 27:4; Is 11:13; Hab 1:3; Mt 27:18; Jn 16:2; Ac 5:17; 7:9; 13:45; 26:9; Ro 1:29; 2:17, 23; 13:13; 1Co 3:3; 4:7; 5:2, 6; 13:4; 2Co 12:20; Ga 5:15, 21, 26; 6:13; Php 1:15; 2:3; 1Ti 6:4; Tit 3:3; Jm 3:16; 4:1; 1P 2:1.
[15] Gn 3:1; 2S 13:3; 15:31; 16:23; Jr 4:22; Lk 16:8; Jn 3:17; 8:44; Ac 13:10; Ro 1:22; 1Co 1:19, 27; 2:6, 14; 3:3, 19; 2Co 1:12; 11:3, 13; Php 3:19; Jm 1:5, 17; 3:17; 1Jn 3:8; Jde 1:19; Rv 9:11; 12:9.
[16] Gn 11:9; Ac 19:29; 1Co 3:3; 14:33; Ga 5:20; Jm 3:14; 1Jn 3:12.
[17] Gn 41:38; Ex 36:2; 1K 3:9, 12, 28; 1Ch 22:9, 12; Jb 28:12, 23, 28; Pv 2:6; Is 2:4; 9:6; 11:2; 32:6, 15; 40:11; Dn 1:17; Mal 2:9; 3:3; Mt 5:8; 23:28; Lk 12:1; 21:15; Jn 1:14, 47; Ac 9:36; 11:24; Ro 12:9, 18; 15:14; 1Co 2:6; 12:8; 13:4; 2Co 9:10; 10:1; Ga 5:22; Ep 5:9; Php 1:11; 4:8; Col 1:10; 1Th 2:7; 1Ti 5:21; 2Ti 2:24; Tit 1:15; 3:2; He 12:14; Jm 1:5, 17; 2:4; 3:15; 4:8; 1P 1:22; 2:1; 1Jn 3:3, 18.
[18] Pv 11:18, 28, 30; Is 32:16; Ho 10:12; Mt 5:9; Jn 4:36; Php 1:11; He 12:11; Jm 1:20.


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