But let patience have a perfect work, that you may be perfect and entire, lacking in nothing.

And if any one of you lacks wisdom, let him ask of God, who gives to all liberally and upbraids not, and it shall be given him.

Let no tempted one say, I am tempted by God; for God is not subject to temptation by evils, and he tempts no one.

But every one is tempted when he is drawn away by his desires, and enticed;

Be not deceived, my beloved brothers.

Of his own will begat he us by the word of truth, that we should be a kind of first fruit of his creatures.

Understand, my beloved brothers, and let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;

But be doers of the word, and not hearers only, deceiving yourselves.

But he that looks into the perfect law of liberty and continues in it, not being a forgetful hearer but a doer of work, he shall be blessed in his doing.

And do they not blaspheme the good name by which you are called?

but if you respect persons, you commit sin, convicted by the law as transgressors.

So speak and so do, as being about to be judged by the law of liberty.

and one of you says to them, Go in peace, be warmed and be filled, but gives them not the necessary supplies for the body, what is the profit?

But some one will say, You have faith, and I have works; show me your faith without works, and I will show you my faith by works.

Was not Abraham our father justified by works, when he offered up Isaac his son on the altar?

You see that faith cooperated with his works, and by works was faith made perfect,

You see then that a man is justified by works and not by faith only.

And in like manner also was not Rahab the harlot justified by works, when she received the messengers and sent them out another way?

BE not many of you teachers, my brothers, knowing that we shall receive a severer judgment.

behold also the ships, though of so great size and driven by powerful winds, are directed by a very small helm wherever the will of the pilot chooses;

And the tongue is a fire, the tongue is made a world of wickedness among our members, it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature and is set on fire by hell.

For every kind of beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fishes, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race,

Out of the same mouth proceeds a blessing and a curse. My brothers, these things ought not so to be.

What wise and intelligent man is there among you? Let him show his works by good conduct, in the meekness of wisdom.

But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be persuaded, full of mercy and of good fruits, without partiality, without hypocrisy.

Adulteresses, know you not that the friendship of the world is enmity against God? Whoever therefore wishes to be a friend of the world, is made an enemy of God.

Be subject therefore to God; resist the devil and he will flee from you;

Lament, and mourn, and weep; let your laughter be turned into mourning, and your joy into sorrow.

who know not what will be on the morrow; for what is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes away;

your gold and silver are destroyed with rust, and their rust will be a witness against you, and consume your flesh like fire. You have laid up treasures for the last days.

Behold, the wages of the laborers who harvested your fields, kept back by you, cry, and the loud calls of the reapers have entered into the ears of the Lord of sabaoth.

Complain not, brothers, against one another, that you be not judged; behold, the judge stands before the doors.

Above all things, my brothers, swear not, neither by heaven, nor the earth, nor any other oath. But let your yes be yes, and your no, no, that you may not fall under condemnation.

And the prayer of faith shall save the sick, and the Lord will raise him up; and if he has committed sins, they shall be forgiven him.

Confess your faults one to another, and pray one for another, that you may be cured, for the prayer of the righteous operates with great power.