² 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.

²⁶ If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

¹⁰ For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

³ He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

⁵ Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

⁶ 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.

⁴⁶ If they sin against thee, (for there is no man that sinneth not,) and thou be angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captives unto the land of the enemy, far or near;

⁴ But let patience have her perfect work, that ye may be perfect and entire, wanting nothing.

²² But the scripture hath concluded all under sin, that the promise by faith of Jesus Christ might be given to them that believe.

¹⁰ As it is written, There is none righteous, no, not one: