[:en]”Not many of you should presume to be teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly” (v. 1)
“The tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boats. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark” (v. 5)
“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell” (v. 6)
“But not man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison” (v. 8)
“With the tongue, we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness” (v. 10)
“Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good life, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom” (v. 13)
“But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth” (v. 14)
“For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice? (v. 16)
“But the wisdom that comes from heaven is first of all pure; then peace-loving, considerate, submission, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial and sincere (v. 17)
“Peacemakers who sow in peace raise a harvest of righteousness” (v. 18)
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