[because you] know that the testing of your faith produces endurance.

Now if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask for [it] from God, who gives to all without reservation and not reproaching, and it will be given to him.

Now let the brother of humble circumstances boast in his high position,

No one who is being tempted should say, "I am being tempted by God," for God {cannot 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 there is no variation or shadow of change.

For the one who said "Do not commit adultery" also said "Do not murder." Now if you do not commit adultery but you do murder, you have become a transgressor of the law.

But do you want to know, O foolish person, that faith apart from works is useless?

Not many should become teachers, my brothers, [because you] know that we will receive a greater judgment.

but no human being is able to tame the tongue. [It is] a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Adulterous people! Do you not know that friendship with the world is enmity with God? Therefore whoever wants to be a friend of the world makes [himself] an enemy of God.

Come now, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will travel to such and such a city and spend a year there, and carry on business and make a profit,"

you who do not know {what will happen tomorrow}, {what your life will be like}. For you are a smoky vapor that appears for a short time and then disappears.

But now you boast in your arrogance. All such boasting is evil.

Come now, you rich people, weep [and] cry aloud over the miseries that are coming upon you!

Now above all, my brothers, do not swear either by heaven or by earth or by any other oath, but let your yes be yes and your no, no, in order that you may not fall under judgment.

he should know that the one who turns a sinner back from the error of his way will save that person's soul from death, and will cover over a great number of sins.