Popular Bible Verses from James 3

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But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without a trace of partiality or hypocrisy.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Show by your good life that your works are done with gentleness born of wisdom.

And a harvest of righteousness is sown in peace for those who make peace.

For where there is envy and selfish ambition, there will also be disorder and wickedness of every kind.

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell.

but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers and sisters, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.