Not many of you should become teachers, my friends, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly than others.
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We often make mistakes, every one of us. Anyone who does not make mistakes when speaking is indeed a perfect person, able to bridle their whole body as well.
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When we put bits into horses’ mouths to make them obey us, we can direct the whole animal.
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Again, think of ships. Large as they are, and even when driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder and steered in whatever direction the man at the helm may determine.
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So it is with the tongue. Small as it is, it is a great boaster. Think how a tiny spark may set the largest forest ablaze!
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And the tongue is like a spark. It is a world of unrighteousness among the parts of our body. It contaminates the whole body; it sets the whole course of our existence on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of Gehenna.
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For while all kinds of animals, birds and reptiles and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed by humans,
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no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless plague! It is charged with deadly poison!
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With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made ‘in God’s likeness.’
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From the very same mouth come blessings and curses! My friends, it is not right that this should be so.
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Does a spring give both good and bad water from the same source?
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Can a fig tree, my friends, bear olives? Or a vine bear figs? No, nor can a brackish well give good water.
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Who among you claims to be wise and intelligent? They should show that their actions are the outcome of a good life lived in the humility of true wisdom.
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But if you harbor bitter envy and a spirit of rivalry in your hearts, do not boast or deny the truth.
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That is not the wisdom which comes from above; no, it is earthly, animalistic, demonic.
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For where envy and rivalry exist, there you will also find disorder and all kinds of bad, worthless actions.
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But the wisdom from above is, before everything else, pure; then peace-loving, gentle, open to conviction, rich in compassion and good deeds, and free from partiality and insincerity.
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Justice is the harvest peacemakers will reap from seeds sown in a spirit of peace.