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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>James 3 Catholic Public Domain Version</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-LR4HSKRP2H"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-LR4HSKRP2H'); </script><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/james/3.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/james/3-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">CPDV</a> > James 3</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../james/2.htm" title="James 2">◄</a> James 3 <a href="../james/4.htm" title="James 4">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Catholic Public Domain Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/parallel/james/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><A name="2"></a><p class="hdg">Taming the Tongue<br /><span class="cross">(<a href ="../psalms/64.htm">Psalm 64:1–10</a>)</span><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>My brothers, not many of you should choose to become teachers, knowing that you shall receive a stricter judgment. <A name="3"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>For we all offend in many ways. If anyone does not offend in word, he is a perfect man. And he is then able, as if with a bridle, to lead the whole body around. <A name="4"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>For so we put bridles into the mouths of horses, in order to submit them to our will, and so we turn their whole body around. <A name="5"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Consider also the ships, which, though they are great and may be driven by strong winds, yet they are turned around with a small rudder, to be directed to wherever the strength of the pilot might will. <A name="6"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>So also the tongue certainly is a small part, but it moves great things. Consider that a small fire can set ablaze a great forest. <A name="7"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>And so the tongue is like a fire, comprising all iniquity. The tongue, stationed in the midst of our body, can defile the entire body and inflame the wheel of our nativity, setting a fire from Hell. <A name="8"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature. <A name="9"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>But no man is able to rule over the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison. <A name="10"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>By it we bless God the Father, and by it we speak evil of men, who have been made in the likeness of God. <A name="11"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>From the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so! <A name="12"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Does a fountain emit, out of the same opening, both sweet and bitter water? <A name="13"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>My brothers, can the fig tree yield grapes? Or the vine, figs? Then neither is salt water able to produce fresh water.<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>Who is wise and well-taught among you? Let him show, by means of good conversation, his work 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 you hold a bitter zeal, and if there is contention in your hearts, then do not boast and do not be liars against the truth. <A name="16"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>For this is not wisdom, descending from above, but rather it is earthly, beastly, and diabolical. <A name="17"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>For wherever envy and contention is, there too is inconstancy and every depraved work. <A name="18"></a><span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>But within the wisdom that is from above, certainly, chastity is first, and next peacefulness, meekness, openness, consenting to what is good, a plenitude of mercy and good fruits, not judging, without falseness. <span class="reftext"><a href="/james/3-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And so the fruit of justice is sown in peace by those who make peace.<p><br /></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Catholic Public Domain Version<br><br>Section Headings Courtesy <a href="https://berean.bible">Berean Bible</i><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>