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James 3:2-12
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2For dwe all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ehe is a perfect man, fable also to bridle his whole body. 3If we put gbits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5So also the tongue is a small member, yet hit boasts of great things.

How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6And ithe tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, jstaining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,1 and set on fire by hell.2 7For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, kfull of deadly poison. 9With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people lwho are made in the likeness of God. 10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,3 these things ought not to be so. 11Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? 12Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.

Footnotes

  • 1 3:6 Or wheel of birth
  • 2 3:6 Greek Gehenna
  • 3 3:10 Or brothers and sisters; also verse 12
Displaying 1-5 of 5 sermons for this passage.

James: The Symptoms and the Disease

James 1:1–5:20 Sermon 58:56 ID: gs1343

The Power and Danger of the Tongue

James 3:3–12 Sermon Includes Transcript 35:56 ID: 2582

A Warning to Would-Be Teachers

James 3:1–2 Sermon Includes Transcript 33:18 ID: 2581

The Use and Abuse of Words

James 3:1–12 Sermon Includes Transcript 34:04 ID: 2924

The Sin of Slander

James 3:1–12, James 4:11 Sermon 27:25 ID: 1221

Displaying 1-2 of 2 series for this passage.

The Kingdom of God, Volume 2

Matthew 1:1 – Revelation 22:21 Series ID: 26802

A Study in James, Volume 2

Faith That Works James 2:1–3:18 Series ID: 15902