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3:1  2 To show that a Christian man must govern his tongue with the bridle of faith and charity, 6 he declareth the commodities and mischiefs that ensue thereof: 15 and how much man’s wisdom 17 differeth from heavenly. My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.
3:2  For in many things we sin all. If any man sin not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body.
3:3  Behold, we put bits into the horses’ mouths, that they should obey us, and we turn about all their body.
3:4  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 rudder, whithersoever the governor listeth.
3:5  Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth of great things: behold, how great a thing a little fire kindleth.
3:6  And the tongue is fire, yea, a world of wickedness: so is the tongue set 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.
3:7  For the whole nature of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed, and hath been tamed of the nature of man.
3:8  But the tongue can no man tame. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
3:9  Therewith bless we God even the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
3:10  Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
3:11  Doth a fountain send forth at one place sweet water and bitter?
3:12  Can the fig tree, my brethren, bring forth olives, either a vine figs? so can no fountain make both salt water and sweet.
3:13  Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show by good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom.
3:14  But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, rejoice not, neither be liars against the truth.
3:15  This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, and devilish.
3:16  For where envying and strife is, there is sedition, and all manner of evil works.
3:17  But the wisdom that is from above, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without judging, and without hypocrisy.
3:18  And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace, of them that make peace.