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James 3:1-7 Contemporary English Version Anglicised (CEVUK00)

1. My friends, we should not all try to become teachers. In fact, teachers will be judged more strictly than others.

2. All of us do many wrong things. But if you can control your tongue, you are mature and able to control your whole body.

3. By putting a bit into the mouth of a horse, we can turn the horse in different directions.

4. It takes strong winds to move a large sailing ship, but the captain uses only a small rudder to make it go in any direction.

5. Our tongues are small too, and yet they boast about big things.It takes only a spark to start a forest fire!

6. The tongue is like a spark. It is an evil power that dirties the rest of the body and sets a person's entire life on fire with flames that come from hell itself.

7. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures can be tamed and have been tamed.

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