World English Bible
Księga: List Jakuba 3:11
Tytuł oryginalny
James
James
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn't stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
Indeed, we put bits into the horses` mouths so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.
Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show his deeds done in gentleness of wisdom by his good life.
But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, don't boast and don't lie against the truth.
But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceful, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.