Let no man say when he is tempted, "I am tempted by God," for God can't be tempted by evil, and he himself tempts no one.

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, coming down from the Father of lights, with whom can be no variation, nor turning shadow.

What good is it, my brothers, if a man says he has faith, but has no works? Can faith save him?

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh water.

You lust, and don't have. You kill, covet, and can't obtain. You fight and make war. You don't have, because you don't ask.