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James - Chapter: 3
| 3:1 | My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. |
| 3:2 | 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. |
| 3:3 | Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole 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 helm, whithersoever the governor listeth. |
| 3:5 | Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! |
| 3:6 | 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. |
| 3:7 | 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: |
| 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 the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. |
| 3:11 | Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter? |
| 3:12 | Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh. |
| 3:13 | 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. |
| 3:14 | But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. |
| 3:15 | This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. |
| 3:16 | For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. |
| 3:17 | 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. |
| 3:18 | And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace. |
| 3:1 | My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receiue the greater condemnation. |
| 3:2 | For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body. |
| 3:3 | Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes, that they should obey vs, and we turne about all their bodie. |
| 3:4 | Behold also the shippes, which though they be so great, and are driuen of fierce windes, yet are they turned about with a very small rudder, whither soeuer the gouernour listeth. |
| 3:5 | Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth. |
| 3:6 | And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: 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 bene tamed of the nature of man. |
| 3:8 | But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson. |
| 3:9 | Therewith blesse we God euen 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 | Doeth a fountaine send forth at one place sweete water and bitter? |
| 3:12 | Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete. |
| 3:13 | Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew by good conuersation his workes in meekenesse of wisdome. |
| 3:14 | But if ye haue bitter enuying and strife in your hearts, reioyce not, neither be liars against the trueth. |
| 3:15 | This wisedome descendeth not from aboue, but is earthly, sensuall, and deuilish. |
| 3:16 | For where enuying and strife is, there is sedition, and all maner of euill workes. |
| 3:17 | But the wisedome that is from aboue, is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easie to be intreated, full of mercie and good fruites, without iudging, and without hipocrisie. |
| 3:18 | And the fruite of righteousnesse is sowen in peace, of them that make peace. |
| 3:1 | My brethren be not every ma a master remembringe how that we shall receave the more damnacion: |
| 3:2 | for in many thinges we synne all. Yf a man synne not in worde the same is a parfecte ma and able to tame all the body. |
| 3:3 | Beholde we put bittes into ye horses mouthes that they shuld obeye vs and we turne aboute all the body. |
| 3:4 | Beholde also the shyppes which though they be so gret and are dryven of fearce windes yet are they turned about with a very smale helme whither soever the violence of the governer wyll. |
| 3:5 | Even so the tonge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth |
| 3:6 | and the tonge is fyre and a worlde of wyckednes. So is the tonge set amonge oure members that it defileth the whole body and setteth a fyre all that we have of nature and is it selfe set a fyre even of hell. |
| 3:7 | All the natures of beastes and of byrdes and of serpentes and thinges of ye see are meked and tamed of the nature of man. |
| 3:8 | But the tonge can no man tame. Yt is an vntuely evyll full of deedly poyson. |
| 3:9 | Therwith blesse we God the father and therwith cursse we me which are made after the similitude of God. |
| 3:10 | Out of one mouth proceadeth blessynge and cursynge. My brethren these thinges ought not so to be. |
| 3:11 | Doth a fountayne sende forth at one place swete water and bytter also? |
| 3:12 | Can the fygge tree my Brethren beare olive beries: other a vyne beare fygges? |
| 3:13 | So can no fountayne geve bothe salt water and fresshe also. If eny man be wyse and endued with learnynge amonge you let him shewe the workes of his good conversacio in meknes that ys coupled with wisdome. |
| 3:14 | But Yf ye have bitter envyinge and stryfe in youre hertes reioyce not: nether be lyars agaynst the trueth. |
| 3:15 | This wisdome descedeth not from a boue: but is erthy and naturall and divelisshe. |
| 3:16 | For where envyinge and stryfe is there is stablenes and all maner of evyll workes. |
| 3:17 | But the wisdom that is from above is fyrst pure then peasable gentle and easy to be entreated full of mercy and good frutes without iudgynge and without simulacio: |
| 3:18 | yee and the frute of rightewesnes is sowen in peace of them that mayntene peace. |
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