Using a series of analogies, James notes the relatively small tongue has oversized power. One's tongue can utter evil one moment and seemingly praise God in the next (3:9-10). Like the tongue, however, the good and the bad are entangled when people speak truth that is difficult to hear. Jonathan and Seth consider how uncomfortable truths can be difficult to receive and may also be liberating. Some uncomfortable truths even illuminate what one has been worshiping and reorient one to God. Despite the tongue's power, God's relentless love can overcome the harshest human speech.