And the tongue [is] a fire, a (b) world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and (c) setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
(b) A heap of all mischiefs.
(c) It is able to set the whole world on fire.
Verse 6. _THE TONGUE_ is _a fire_] It is often the instrument of producing the most desperate contentions and insurrections. _A WORLD OF INIQUITY_] This is an unusual form of speech, but the meaning...
AND THE TONGUE IS A FIRE - In this sense, that it produces a “blaze,” or a great conflagration. It produces a disturbance and an agitation that may be compared with the conflagration often produced by...
III. THE EVILS OF THE TONGUE CORRECTED CHAPTER 3 _ 1. The tongue and its work (James 3:1)_ 2. The wisdom which is earthly and the wisdom that is from above (James 3:13) James 3:1 The practical cha...
Do not crowd into the ranks of the teachers, my brothers. You know that we teachers shall be judged more severely than other men; and there are many things in which all of us stumble. This leads to th...
THE TEACHER'S PERIL (James 3:1) _ 3:1 My brothers, it is a mistake for many of you to become teachers, for you must be well aware that those of us who teach will receive a greater condemnation._ In...
A. the. WORLD. App-129. Used here in the sense of aggregate. INIQUITY. App-128. IS. is constituted or takes its place. Greek. _kathistemi,_ as in James 4:4. AMONG. App-104. THAT IT DEFILETH. the...
_And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity_ The last words are in apposition with the subject, not the predicate, of the sentence. The tongue is described as emphatically THAT WORLD we should perh...
ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΓΛΩ͂ΣΣΑ: so אcABCKLP &c. Tischendorf omits καὶ on the authority of א*, and on the same unsupported authority reads καὶ σπιλοῦσα for ἡ σπιλοῦσα below. 6. ΚΑῚ Ἡ ΓΛΩ͂ΣΣΑ ΠΥ͂Ρ. For the general sense...
2–12. FROM THIS THOUGHT OF THE TEACHING OFFICE AND ITS RESPONSIBILITIES AND FAILURES THERE IS A NATURAL TRANSITION TO THE USE AND GOVERNMENT OF THE TONGUE. Yet so passionate and agitated is the rebuk...
_CAREFUL ABOUT CONTROL -- JAMES 3:2-6:_ The fact that all teachers are prone to speak error is one of the main reason why men were cautioned about seeking to be a teacher. Mistakes in teaching not onl...
ΓΛΏΣΣΑ (G1100) язык, ΚΌΣΜΟΣ (G2889) мир, с последующим _gen._ ΤΗΣ ΆΔΙΚΊΑΣ (G93) (мир) несправедливости. О разных толкованиях этой фразы _см._ Mayor; Ropes; Dibelius; Davids, ΚΑΘΊΣΤΑΤΑΙ _praes. ind....
DISCOURSE: 2367 THE EVILS OF THE TONGUE James 3:6. _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 n...
AND THE TONGUE, &C.— St. James seems to have called the tongue of man _a world of iniquity,_ in the same sense that we say "a world of riches,"—"a sea of trouble,"—"an ocean of delights." So Milton, i...
CHAPTER VI _THE FOOLISH TEACHER_ James 3:1-12 _Introduction_ In James 1:16; James 1:26 James said Be swift to hear, slow to speak. In a sense, the balance of chapter one develops the thought of how...
WILD AND UNCONTROLLED _Text 3:5b-8_ 5b. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! 6. And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth th...
_FOURTEEN THREE-PART SERMON STARTERS_ PROFESSIONAL WRECKERS James 3:1-5 1. Every man has a tendency to wreak havoc James 3:2. 2. A very small crow-bar can wreck a big house James 3:3-4. 3. The 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. [ Hee (G...
VERSE 6. AND THE TONGUE IS A FIRE, A WORLD OF INIQUITY. The ungoverned tongue, by the pernicious influences it wields among mankind, is as great as a fire in the forest. It is, therefore, properly co...
20 The case of Abraham is most helpful in further defining the distinct viewpoints of Paul and James. The former refers us to the fifteenth chapter of Genesis, the latter to the twenty-second. In the...
3:6 hell. (b-38) Gehenna....
THE TONGUE _is_.. A WORLD OF INIQUITY] better, 'the tongue maketh itself (or, becometh) like the wicked world.' The idea conveyed in this difficult passage seems to be that, while other members can si...
THE CONTROL OF THE TONGUE 1, 2. Warning against undue eagerness to teach: cp. Matthew 12:37; Matthew 23:7; Romans 2:19; 1 Corinth
WHAT *FAITH SHOULD DO JAMES _IAN MACKERVOY_ The word list at the end explains words with a *star by them. CHAPTER 3 RESPONSIBILITY OF THE TEACHER 3:1-5A V1 My Christian brothers and sisters,...
AND THE TONGUE IS A FIRE. — Better thus, _The tongue_ — _that world of iniquity — is a fire,_ to burn and destroy the fairest works of peace. _The tongue is in our members that which defileth the whol...
CHAPTER 14 HEAVY RESPONSIBILITIES OF TEACHERS-THE POWERS AND PROPENSITIES OF THE TONGUE-THE SELF-DEFILEMENT OF THE RECKLESS TALKER. James 3:1 FROM the "idle faith" St. James goes on to speak of the...
James 3:1-18 form a self-contained section; the subject dealt with is the bridling of the tongue, see above James 1:19; James 1:26-27....
See critical note above for suggested differences in punctuation. καὶ ἡ γλῶσσα πῦρ : this metaphor was familiar to Jews, see Proverbs 16:27, … _And in his lips there is as a scorching fire_; the whole...
BRIDLE THE TONGUE James 3:1 It is much easier to teach people what they should be and do than to obey our own precepts. Even the best of us stumble in many respects; but our most frequent failures ar...
The writer now proceeded to show the effect of faith on speech. Beginning with the warning against every man setting up to teach, he proceeded to deal with the power of speech. He likened the tongue t...
LITTLE, BUT POWERFUL We all continually trip or slip into wrong actions. Thankfully, Christ's blood continually cleanses (1 John 1:7-9). The most common sins must be those of the tongue because James...
The tongue is indeed a little member, yet doth great things: [2] causeth great evils and mischiefs, when it is not carefully governed; as a little fire, [3] it kindleth and consumeth a great wood. It...
My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. (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 the reader who enters on the consideration of the epistle of James from the epistles of Paul, the change is great and sudden, and by no means least of all from the epistle to the Hebrews, which, in...
_THE EVIL TONGUE_ ‘The tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.’ James 3:6 Solemn is the witness here borne. As every member of the body is abused by the ungodly man, so especially the tongue. I. W...
He now explains the evils which proceed from the neglect of restraining the tongue, in order that we may know that the tongue may do much good or much evil, — that if it be modest and well regulated,...
In Chapter 3 the apostle recurs to the tongue, the most ready index to the heart, the proof whether the new man is inaction, whether nature and self-will are under restraint. But there is hardly anyth...
AND THE TONGUE IS A FIRE,.... It is like to fire, very useful in its place, to warm and comfort; so is the tongue in Christian conversation, and in the ministry of the word; the hearts of God's childr...
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. Ver. 6....
_The tongue is a fire_ Which often produces a great conflagration; _a world of iniquity_ This is a metaphor of the same kind with _a sea of troubles, a deluge of wickedness._ The meaning is, that a gr...
IS A FIRE; setting society in a blaze, like fire in dry matter. DEFILETH THE WHOLE BODY; when used in spreading moral pollution. THE COURSE OF NATURE; produces universal destruction, like a general...
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. It seems th...
CAUTION AGAINST FALSE ACTIVITY IN TEACHING AND THE USE OF THE TONGUE. The danger of teaching and much speaking:...
Here we begin a fourth division of the book, which continues to the end of Ch.4; in which our walk is tested by the circumstances of the world. Certainly in the previous Chapter s there is emphasis al...
How is the tongue a fire? How is the tongue a world of iniquity? How does the tongue defile the whole body? How is the tongue set on fire by hell? What is “hell” in this passage? What does the Greek w...
COURSE: _ Gr._ wheel...
"And the tongue is. fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defies the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell"."th...
1-12 We are taught to dread an unruly tongue, as one of the greatest evils. The affairs of mankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of men. Every age of the world, and every condition of life...
The application of the similitude in the foregoing words. THE TONGUE IS A FIRE, i.e. hath the force of fire, and resembles it in the mischief it doth. A WORLD OF INIQUITY; a heap or aggregation of evi...
James 3:6 And G2532 tongue G1100 fire G4442 world G2889 iniquity G93 G3779 tongue G1100 is G2525 ...
‘And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity (or the article may suggest that we translates as ‘the world of the unrighteous') among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and se...
James 3:6. AND THE TONGUE IS A FIRE possesses the destructive power of fire. a world of iniquity. These words have been differently translated. Some render them as follows: ‘The tongue is a fire, the...
THE TONGUE IS A FIRE (η γλωσσα πυρ). So necessarily since there is no article with πυρ (apparently same word as German _feuer_, Latin _purus_, English _pure, fire_). This metaphor of fire is applied...
HELL (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 5:22). _...
CONTENTS: Control of the tongue. CHARACTERS: God, James. CONCLUSION: The Christian who is not affected by the sins of the tongue but takes care to avoid them, has an undoubted sign of true grace. Th...
James 3:1. _Be not many masters:_ διδασκαλοι, teachers. In some assemblies they might all prophesy one by one, but no man should be too forward; he will never shine as a teacher, unless he _be_ a teac...
AND THE TONGUE. "Not only will the tongue destroy others when it is uncontrolled, but it destroys the one who uses it as well!" FROM HELL ITSELF. The ranting and raving of these teachers did not come...
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 3:5 The TONGUE, one of the smaller parts of the body, is like the bit or rudder (vv. James 3:3). It has a similar control over a person....
JAMES—NOTE ON JAMES 3:1 The Sin of Dissension in the Community. This section is the longest in the letter. It discusses the problems people cause with their speech (James 3:1;...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ James 3:5. A MATTER.—Better, “a forest.” The picture presented is of the wrapping of some vast forest in a flame by the falling of a single spark. _Philo_ uses the same...
EXPOSITION JAMES 3:1 WARNING AGAINST OVER-READINESS TO TEACH, LEADING TO A DISCOURSE ON THE IMPORTANCE OF GOVERNMENT OF
Let's turn to James chapter three. James first of all warns against a desire to teach the Word of God that would stem or emanate just from your own desire to be in front of people or whatever. My bre...
1 Kings 21:5; 1 Samuel 22:9; 2 Chronicles 10:13; 2 Chronicles 13:17;...
World of iniquity [κ ο σ μ ο ς τ η ς α δ ι κ ι α ς]. Kosmov, primarily, means order, and is applied to the world or universe as an orderly system. A world of iniquity is an organism containing within...
A world of iniquity — Containing an immense quantity of all manner of wickedness. It defileth — As fire by its smoke. The whole body — The whole man. And setteth on fire the course of nature — All the...
Does the “course of nature” refer to reincarnation? PROBLEM: James makes reference to the “course of nature,” which has been translated “wheel of beginning.” Some take this to be a reference to reinc...