SCRIPTURE READING James 3:1-12 (CEB)
My brothers and sisters, not many of you should become teachers,
because we know that we teachers will be judged more strictly. We all
make mistakes often, but those who don’t make mistakes with their
words have reached full maturity. Like a bridled horse, they can control
themselves entirely. When we bridle horses and put bits in their
mouths to lead them wherever we want, we can control their whole
Consider ships: They are so large that strong winds are needed to drive
them. But pilots direct their ships wherever they want with a little
rudder. In the same way, even though the tongue is a small part of the
Think about this: A small flame can set a whole forest on fire. The
tongue is a small flame of fire, a world of evil at work in us. It
contaminates our entire lives. Because of it, the circle of life is set on
fire. The tongue itself is set on fire by the flames of hell.
People can tame and already have tamed every kind of animal, bird,
reptile, and fish. No one can tame the tongue, though. It is a restless evil,
full of deadly poison. With it we both bless the Lord and Father and
curse human beings made in God’s likeness. Blessing and cursing come
from the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it just shouldn’t be this
Both fresh water and salt water don’t come from the same spring, do
they? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree produce olives? Can a
grapevine produce figs? Of course not, and fresh water doesn’t flow
from a saltwater spring either.
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