Therefore, rid yourselves of everything impure and every expression of wickedness, and with a gentle spirit welcome the word planted in you that can save your souls.

What good does it do, my brothers, if someone claims to have faith but does not prove it with actions? This kind of faith cannot save him, can it?

Now if we put bits into horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can guide their whole bodies as well.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.

For all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be or have been tamed by humans,

but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil filled with deadly poison.

A spring cannot pour both fresh and brackish water from the same opening, can it?

My brothers, a fig tree cannot produce olives, nor a grapevine figs, can it? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

There is only one Lawgiver and Judge the one who can save and destroy. So who are you to judge your neighbor?