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James 3 Worsley's New Testament
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Behold how much fuel a little fire kindleth! <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And the tongue <i>is</i> a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our <i>several</i> parts, defiling the whole body, inflaming the course of nature, and <i>is</i> set on fire by hell. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For every kind of wild beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fishes, is tamed and hath been tamed by mankind: <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>but the tongue can no man tame; <i>it is</i> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>With it we bless God even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God: <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. These things, my brethren, ought not so to be. <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Does a fountain from the same opening send forth sweet <i>water</i> and bitter? <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine figs? so <i>can</i> no fountain produce salt water and sweet.<p> <A name="14"></a><p class="hdg">The Wisdom from Above<p><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><i>Is there</i> any wise and understanding <i>man</i> among you? let him shew his works by a good conversation in the meekness of wisdom: <A name="15"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>but if ye have bitter envy and strife in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth; <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>this is not the wisdom, that cometh down from above, but <i>is</i> earthly, sensual, <i>and</i> diabolical: <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>for where envying and strife <i>is,</i> there is confusion and every evil work. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But the wisdom <i>that is</i> from above first is pure, then peaceable, mild, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. <span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for those that promote peace.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Worsley's New Testament (1770)<br><br>Digital Text Courtesy <a href="https://theword.net">TheWord.net Bible Software</a>.<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</a>.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../james/2.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="James 2"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="James 2" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../james/4.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="James 4"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="James 4" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>