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James 3

The Tongue Is a Fire

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 aLet not manyg4183 of you becomeg1096 teachersg1320,  bmy brethreng80, knowingg3609a that as such we will incurg2983 a  1stricterg3173 judgmentg2917.

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For we allg537a  astumbleg4417 in manyg4183 ways.  bIfg1487 anyoneg5100 does not stumbleg4417 in  1whatg3056 he saysg3056, he is a  cperfectg5046 mang435, ableg1415 to  dbridleg5468 the wholeg3650 bodyg4983 as wellg2532.

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Nowg1161  aifg1487 we putg906 the bitsg5469 into the horses'g2462 mouthsg4750 sog1519 that they will obeyg3982 us, we directg3329 their entireg3650 bodyg4983 as wellg2532.

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Lookg2400 at the shipsg4143 alsog2532, though they are sog5082 greatg5082 and are driveng1643 by strongg4642 windsg417, are still directedg3329 by a veryg1646 smallg1646 rudderg4079 whereverg3699 the inclinationg3730 of the pilotg2116 desiresg1014.

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Sog3779 alsog2532 the tongueg1100 is a smallg3398 partg3196 of the body, and yet it  aboastsg850a of greatg3173 thingsg3173.

 bSeeg2400 howg2245 greatg2245 a forestg5208 is setg381 aflameg381 by suchg2245 a smallg2245 fireg4442!

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And  athe tongueg1100 is a fireg4442, the very worldg2889 of iniquityg93; the tongueg1100 is setg2525 amongg1722 our membersg3196 as that which  bdefilesg4695 the entireg3650 bodyg4983, and setsg5394 on fireg5394 the courseg5164 of our  1lifeg1078, and is setg5394 on fireg5394 by  2 chellg1067.

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For everyg3956  1speciesg5449 of beastsg2342 and birdsg4071, of reptilesg2062 and creaturesg1724 of the seag1724, is tamedg1150 and has been tamedg1150 by the humang442  1raceg5449.

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But nog3762 oneg3762g444 cang1410 tameg1150 the tongueg1100; it is a restlessg182 evilg2556 and fullg3324 of  adeadlyg2287 poisong2447.

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With it we blessg2127  aour Lordg2962 and Fatherg3962, and with it we curseg2672 meng444,  bwho have beeng1096 madeg1096 in the likenessg3669 of Godg2316;

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from the sameg846 mouthg4750 comeg1831 both blessingg2129 and cursingg2671. My brethreng80, theseg3778 thingsg3778 oughtg5534 not to be thisg3779 wayg3779.

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Does a fountaing4077 sendg1032 out from the sameg846 openingg3692 both  1freshg1099 and bitterg4089 water?

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 aCang1410 a figg4808 treeg4808, my brethreng80, produceg4160 olivesg1636, org2228 a vineg288 produceg4160 figsg4810? Norg3777 can saltg252 waterg5204 produceg4160  1freshg1099.

Wisdom from Above

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Whog5101 amongg1722 you is wiseg4680 and understandingg1990?  aLet him showg1166 by his  bgoodg2570 behaviorg391 his deedsg2041 in the gentlenessg4240 of wisdomg4678.

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But ifg1487 you haveg2192 bitterg4089  ajealousyg2205b and  1selfishg2052 ambitiong2052 in your heartg2588, do not be arrogantg2620 and so lieg5574 againstg2596  bthe truthg225.

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Thisg3778 wisdomg4678 is not that which comesg2718 downg2718  afrom aboveg509, but is  bearthlyg1919,  1 cnaturalg5591,  ddemonicg1141.

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For whereg3699  ajealousyg2205b and  1selfishg2052 ambitiong2052 exist,  2thereg1563 is disorderg181 and everyg3956 evilg5337 thingg4229.

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But the wisdomg4678  afrom aboveg509 is firstg4413  bpureg53, theng1899  cpeaceableg1516,  dgentleg1933,  1reasonableg2138b,  efullg3324 of mercyg1656 and goodg18 fruitsg2590,  funwaveringg87, withoutg505  ghypocrisyg505.

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And the  1 aseed whose fruitg2590 is righteousnessg1343 is sowng4687 in peaceg1515  2by thoseg3588 who makeg4160 peaceg1515.



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