1 STF Ne traћite, braжo moja, da budete mnogi uиitelji, jer znate da жemo veжma biti osuрeni. BSB BSB: Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
2 STF Jer svi greљimo mnogo puta. Ko u reиi ne greљi, taj je savrљen иovek, kadar zauzdati i sve telo. BSB BSB: We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.
3 STF Kad konjima meжemo ћvale u usta da bi nam se pokoravali, i sve telo njihovo okreжemo. BSB BSB: When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.
4 STF Eto i laрe, iako su tolike i gone ih jaki vetrovi, okreжu se malom krmicom kuda hoжe volja krmareva. BSB BSB: Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.
5 STF Tako je i jezik mali ud, ali se hvali velikim. Eto, mala vatra, i koliku veliku љumu zapali! BSB BSB: In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
6 STF I jezik je vatra, svet nepravde! Jezik ћivi meрu naљim udima, pogani sve telo, pali toиak ћivota i zapaljuje se od pakla. BSB BSB: The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
7 STF Jer se sav rod иetvoronoћnih ћivotinja, ptica, gmizavaca i riba da ukrotiti i ukroжen je иovekom, BSB BSB: All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 STF ali jezika niko od ljudi ne moћe ukrotiti- nemirno zlo, puno smrtonosnoga otrova! BSB BSB: but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 STF Njime hvalimo Gospoda i Oca, i njime kunemo ljude, koji su stvoreni po slici Boћjoj: BSB BSB: With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
10 STF iz jednih usta izlazi hvala i kletva. Ne treba, braжo moja, da je tako. BSB BSB: Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
11 STF Toиi li izvor iz jedne rupe slatko i gorko? BSB BSB: Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
12 STF Moћe li, braжo moja, smokva raрati masline ili иokot smokve? Slan izvor ne moћe dati slatke vode. BSB BSB: My brothers, can a fig tree grow olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
13 STF Ko je meрu vama mudra i pametan? Neka pokaћe dobrim ћivotom dela svoja u mudroj krotosti. BSB BSB: Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show it by his good conduct, by deeds done in the humility that comes from wisdom.
14 STF Ako, pak, imate gorku zavist i svaрu u srcima svojim, ne hvalite se i ne laћite na istinu. BSB BSB: But if you harbor bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast in it or deny the truth.
15 STF To nije ona mudrost љto silazi od gore, nego zemaljska, ljudska, demonska. BSB BSB: Such wisdom does not come from above, but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic.
16 STF Jer gde je zavist i svaрa, onde je nered i svaka zla stvar. BSB BSB: For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there will be disorder and every evil practice.
17 STF A mudrost od gore je prvo иista, pa onda mirna, krotka, pokorna, puna milosti i dobrih plodova, ne sumnja i ne pretvara se. BSB BSB: But the wisdom from above is first of all pure, then peace-loving, gentle, accommodating, full of mercy and good fruit, impartial, and sincere.
18 STF A plod pravednosti u miru se seje onima koji иine mir. BSB BSB: Peacemakers who sow in peace reap the fruit of righteousness.
Select verses for actions: Enter goes to them and Escape comes back.