My brethren, make not unto yourselves many teachers, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

Behold also the ships, which though they are so great are driven of fierce winds, yet they are governed with a very small rudder, wherever the governor desires.

Who is wise and ready among you? let him show out of a good conversation his works in meekness of wisdom.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, modest, benevolent, full of mercy and of good fruits, not judgmental, unfeigned.

For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of our nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

For every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of beings in the sea may be tamed and is tamed by mankind,

Can the fig tree, my brethren, produce olive berries? or the vine, figs? In the same manner no fountain can yield both salt water and fresh.

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.

Does a fountain send forth at the same place both sweet and bitter water?

Behold, we put bits (or restraint) in the horses' mouths to persuade them, and we govern their whole body.

In the same manner, the tongue is a very small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles!

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, boast not and do not be liars against the truth.

For where there is envy and contention, there is confusion and every perverse work.

but no man can tame the tongue, which is an evil that cannot be restrained and is full of deadly poison.

This wisdom is not that which descends from above, but is earthly, natural, diabolical.

And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace unto those that make peace.