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James 3:17
New International Reader’s Version
But the wisdom that comes from heaven is pure. That’s the most important thing about it. And that’s not all. It also loves peace. It thinks about others. It obeys. It is full of mercy and good fruit. It is fair. It doesn’t pretend to be what it is not.
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James 3:13
Is anyone among you wise and understanding? That person should show it by living a good life. A wise person isn’t proud when they do good deeds.
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James 3:18
Those who make peace plant it like a seed. They will harvest a crop of right living.
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James 3:16
Are you jealous? Are you concerned only about getting ahead? Then your life will be a mess. You will be doing all kinds of evil things.
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James 3:9-10
With our tongues we praise our Lord and Father. With our tongues we curse people. We do it even though people have been created to be like God. Praise and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers and sisters, it shouldn’t be this way.
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James 3:6
The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.
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James 3:8
But no one can tame the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.
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James 3:1
My brothers and sisters, most of you shouldn’t become teachers. That’s because you know that those of us who teach will be held more accountable.
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