James 1:13-19

Living Bible

¹³ And remember, when someone wants to do wrong it is never God who is tempting him, for God never wants to do wrong and never tempts anyone else to do it. ¹⁴ Temptation is the pull of man’s own evil thoughts and wishes. ¹⁵ These evil thoughts lead to evil actions and afterwards to the death penalty from God. ¹⁶ So don’t be misled, dear brothers.

¹⁷ But whatever is good and perfect comes to us from God, the Creator of all light, and he shines forever without change or shadow. ¹⁸ And it was a happy day for him when^[a] he gave us our new lives through the truth of his Word, and we became, as it were, the first children in his new family.

¹⁹ Dear brothers, don’t ever forget that it is best to listen much, speak little, and not become angry;