{
 "translation": "KJV",
 "book": "James",
 "chapter": 3,
 "verses": [
  {
   "v": 1,
   "t": "My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation."
  },
  {
   "v": 2,
   "t": "For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body."
  },
  {
   "v": 3,
   "t": "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
  },
  {
   "v": 4,
   "t": "Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth."
  },
  {
   "v": 5,
   "t": "Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!"
  },
  {
   "v": 6,
   "t": "And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."
  },
  {
   "v": 7,
   "t": "For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:"
  },
  {
   "v": 8,
   "t": "But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
  },
  {
   "v": 9,
   "t": "Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God."
  },
  {
   "v": 10,
   "t": "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be."
  },
  {
   "v": 11,
   "t": "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?"
  },
  {
   "v": 12,
   "t": "Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh."
  },
  {
   "v": 13,
   "t": "Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom."
  },
  {
   "v": 14,
   "t": "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth."
  },
  {
   "v": 15,
   "t": "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
  },
  {
   "v": 16,
   "t": "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
  },
  {
   "v": 17,
   "t": "But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy."
  },
  {
   "v": 18,
   "t": "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."
  }
 ],
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 "blessing": "The Word is public domain. So is grace."
}