Taming the Tongue
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1Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness.
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For 2we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, 3he is a perfect man, 4able also to bridle his whole body.
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If we put 5bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
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Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
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So also the tongue is a small member, yet 6it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
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And 7the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, 8staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,a and set on fire by hell.b
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For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,
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With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people 10who are made in the likeness of God.
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Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?
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Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.
Otras traducciones de James 3:1
La Biblia de las Américas (Español) BLA
Santiago 3:1
Hermanos míos, no os hagáis maestros muchos de vosotros, sabiendo que recibiremos un juicio más severo.
La Biblia del Jubileo 2000 JBS
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Hermanos míos, no os hagáis muchos maestros, sabiendo que recibiremos mayor condenación
King James Version KJV
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My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.d
New King James Version NKJV
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My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment.
Nueva Traducción Viviente NTV
Santiago 3:1
Control de la lengua
Amados hermanos, no muchos deberían llegar a ser maestros en la iglesia, porque los que enseñamos seremos juzgados de una manera más estricta.
Amados hermanos, no muchos deberían llegar a ser maestros en la iglesia, porque los que enseñamos seremos juzgados de una manera más estricta.
Nueva Versión Internacional NVI
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Hermanos míos, no pretendan muchos de ustedes ser maestros, pues, como saben, seremos juzgados con más severidad.
La Biblia Reina-Valera (Español) RVR
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HERMANOS míos, no os hagáis muchos maestros, sabiendo que recibiremos mayor condenación.
Sagradas Escrituras (1569) (Español) SEV
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Hermanos míos, no os hagáis muchos maestros, sabiendo que recibiremos mayor condenación.
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