¹ My brothers, be not many masters, knowing that we will receive the greater condemnation. ² For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. ³ See, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. ⁴ See also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, wherever+ the governor lists+ . ⁵ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See, how great a matter a little fire kindles! ⁶ And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it corrupts the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. ⁷ For every kind of beasts, and+ of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed of mankind+ : ⁸ But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. ⁹ Therewith+ bless we God, even the Father; and with that+ curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. ¹⁰ Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things should not so to be. ¹¹ Does a fountain send forward at the same place sweet water and bitter? ¹² Can+ the fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both produce salt water and fresh. ¹³ Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if you have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom descends+ not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure+ , then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.