a doubleminded man, unstable in all his ways.

For when the sun comes up with its burning heat, the grass gets dry and the grace of its form is gone with the falling flower; so the man of wealth comes to nothing in his ways.

But every man is tested when he is turned out of the right way by the attraction of his desire.

Do not be turned from the right way, dear brothers.

For he beholdeth himself, and goeth his way, and straightway forgetteth what manner of man he was.

However, you are doing well if you fulfill [i.e., obey] the royal law found in the Scriptures [Lev. 19:18], "You should love your neighbor the same way that you love yourself."

In just the same way faith, if it have not deeds, is by itself a lifeless thing.

And that in this way the words of Scripture came true-- "Abraham believed God, and that was regarded by God as righteousness," and "He was called the friend of God."

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

For we all stumble [in] many [ways]. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he [is] a perfect individual, able to hold in check his whole body also.

Behold also the ships which are of so great bulk, and even when they are driven by hard winds, yet are turned about by a very small helm which way soever the pilot pleaseth.

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.

Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

A fig tree, my brothers, cannot make olives, or a grapevine figs. In the same way, no one spring makes water salty and sweet.

But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.

My brothers, if one of you has gone out of the way of the true faith and another has made him see his error,

let him know, that he who converteth a sinner from the error of his way shall save a soul from death, and shall cover a multitude of sins.