James 3
KJ3 Literal Translation — Chapter 3 of 5
Chapter Summary
1 We are not rashly or arrogantly to reprove others, 5 but rather to bridle the tongue. 13 They who be truly wise are mild and peaceable.
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People & Context
Not many should become teachers, knowing they will receive greater judgment. Everyone stumbles in many ways. The one who does not stumble in speech is…
Bits control horses and small rudders steer great ships. So the tongue is a small member but boasts great things. A little fire kindles a vast forest.
The tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness set among our members. It defiles the whole body and inflames the course of nature, itself being in…
Timeline
Not many should become teachers, knowing they will receive greater judgment. Everyone stumbles in many ways. The one who does not stumble in speech is mature and able to bridle the whole body.
James 3:1-2Bits control horses and small rudders steer great ships. So the tongue is a small member but boasts great things. A little fire kindles a vast forest.
James 3:3-5The tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness set among our members. It defiles the whole body and inflames the course of nature, itself being inflamed by Hell. Every species of creature has been tamed, but no one can tame the tongue — an unrestrainable evil full of deadly poison.
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