Priljubljene svetopisemske vrstice iz James 3

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But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.

Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.

And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God; from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.

But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.

Let not many of you become teachers, my brethren, knowing that as such we will incur a stricter judgment.