2For in many things we offendall. If any manoffendnotinword, the sameis a perfectman, andablealso to bridle the wholebody.
2 For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
3Behold, we putbitsin the horsesmouths, thatthey may obeyus; and we turn abouttheirwholebody.
3 Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.
[x]MKJV: Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, so that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body. BBE: Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies. KAV: 보라, 말들이 우리에게 순종하게 하려고 우리가 말들의 입에 재갈을 물리나니 이로써 우리가 그것들의 온 몸을 돌리느니라. TSK: Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.: jas 1:26, 2ki 19:28, ps 32:9, ps 39:1, isa 37:29
4Beholdalso the ships, which though they be so great, andaredrivenoffiercewinds, yet are they turned aboutwith a very smallhelm, whithersoeverthegovernorlisteth.
4 And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.
[x]MKJV: Behold also the ships being so great, and driven by fierce winds, yet they are turned about with a very small rudder, where the impulse of him steering desires. BBE: And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it. KAV: 또한 배들을 보라. 그것들이 그렇게 커도 사나운 바람에 밀려가되 사공이 매우 작은 키 하나로 자기가 가고자 하는 대로 그것들을 돌리느니라. TSK: are driven: ps 107:25-27, jon 1:4, mt 8:24, ac 27:14-38
5Evenso the tongueis a littlemember, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a littlefirekindleth!
5 Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
6And the tongueis a fire, a world of iniquity: sois the tongueamongourmembers, that it defileth the wholebody, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fireofhell.
6 And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
7Foreverykind of beasts, andofbirds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
7 For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;
[x]MKJV: For every kind of animals, and of birds, and of reptiles, and of sea-animals, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. BBE: For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; KAV: 모든 종류의 짐승과 새와 뱀과 바다에 있는 것들은 길들일 수 있고 또 사람이 길들여 왔으나 TSK: is tamed: mr 5:4
8But the tonguecannomantame; it is an unrulyevil, full of deadlypoison.
8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
[x]MKJV: But no one can tame the tongue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. BBE: But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death. KAV: 혀는 아무도 능히 길들이지 못하나니 그것은 다스릴 수 없는 악이요 죽이는 독으로 가득한 것이니라. TSK: an unruly: jas 3:6, ps 55:21, ps 57:4, ps 59:7, ps 64:3,4; full: de 32:33, ps 58:4, ps 140:3, ec 10:11, ro 3:13, re 12:9
9TherewithblessweGod, even the Father; andtherewithcursewemen, which are madeafter the similitude of God.
9 With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.
10 Out of the samemouthproceedethblessingandcursing. Mybrethren, these thingsoughtnotso to be.
10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
[x]MKJV: Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. BBE: Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so. KAV: 같은 입에서 찬송과 저주가 나오거니와, 내 형제들아, 이런 것들이 결코 그래서는 아니 되느니라. TSK: of: ps 50:16-20, jer 7:4-10, mic 3:11, ro 12:14, 1pe 3:9; these: ge 20:9, 2sa 13:12, 1co 3:3, 1ti 5:13
11Doth a fountain send forthat the sameplacesweetwaterandbitter?
11 Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?
[x]MKJV: Does a fountain send forth at the same hole the sweet and the bitter? BBE: Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water? KAV: 샘이 같은 곳에서 단물과 쓴물을 내느냐? TSK: place: jas 3:11
12Canㆍ the fig tree, mybrethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? socannofountain both yieldsaltwaterandfresh.
12 Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?
[x]MKJV: Can the fig tree, my brothers, bear olive berries; or a vine, figs? So no fountain [can] yield both salt water and fresh. BBE: Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea? KAV: 내 형제들아, 무화과나무가 올리브 열매를 맺을 수 있겠느냐? 혹은 포도나무가 무화과를 맺을 수 있겠느냐? 그와 같이 어떤 샘도 짠물과 민물 둘을 낼 수 없느니라. TSK: the fig tree: isa 5:2-4, jer 2:21, mt 7:16-20, mt 12:33, lu 6:43,44, ro 11:16-18; so: ex 15:23-25, 2ki 2:19-22, eze 47:8-11
13Whois a wise manand endued with knowledgeamongyou? let him show out of a goodconversationhisworkswithmeekness of wisdom.
13 Who has wisdom and good sense among you? let him make his works clear by a life of gentle wisdom.
16 For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing.
[x]MKJV: For where envying and strife [are], there [is] confusion and every foul deed. BBE: For where envy is, and the desire to get the better of others, there is no order, but every sort of evil-doing. KAV: 시기와 다툼이 있는 곳에는, 거기에는 혼란과 모든 악한 일이 있느니라. TSK: where: jas 3:14, 1co 3:3, ga 5:20; there: ge 11:9, ac 19:29, 1co 14:33; every: 1jo 3:12
17But the wisdom that is from aboveisfirstpureㆍ, thenpeaceable, gentle, and easy to be entreated, full of mercyandgoodfruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.
17 But the wisdom which is from heaven is first holy, then gentle, readily giving way in argument, full of peace and mercy and good works, not doubting, not seeming other than it is.