For we allstumblein many[ways]. Ifanyonedoes not stumblein what he says,he is a perfectman,ableto bridlethe wholebodyas well.
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto the landof the enemy,faroff ornear;
"Whenthey sinagainst You (for thereis nomanwhodoes not sin)and You are angrywith them and deliverthem to an enemy,so that they takethem away captiveto a landfaroff ornear,
That you should turnyour spiritagainstGodAnd allow [such] wordsto goout of your mouth?
Keepyour tonguefrom evilAnd your lipsfrom speakingdeceit.
I said,"I will guardmy waysThat I may not sinwith my tongue;I will guardmy mouthas with a muzzleWhilethe wickedare in my presence."
When there are manywords,transgressionis unavoidable,But he who restrainshis lipsis wise.
The one who guardshis mouthpreserveshis life;The one who openswidehis lipscomes to ruin.
Whocan say,"I have cleansedmy heart,I am purefrom my sin"?
He who guardshis mouthand his tongue,Guardshis soulfrom troubles.
Indeed,thereis not a righteousmanon earthwho[continually] doesgoodand who neversins.
For allof us have becomelike one who is unclean,And allour righteousdeedsare like a filthygarment;And allof us witherlike a leaf,And our iniquities,like the wind,takeus away.
then the priestshall look,and ifthe brightspotson the skinof their bodiesare a faintwhite,it is eczemathat has brokenout on the skin;he is clean.
"You broodof vipers,howcanyou, beingevil,speakwhat is good?For the mouthspeaksout of that which fillsthe heart.
"For by your wordsyou will be justified,and by your wordsyou will be condemned."
as it is written,"THERE IS NONERIGHTEOUS,NOT EVENONE;
I findthenthe principlethat evilis presentin me, the one who wantsto dogood.
but I disciplinemy bodyand make it my slave,so that, after I have preachedto others,I myselfwill not be disqualified.
But the Scripturehas shutup everyoneundersin,sothat the promiseby faithin JesusChristmight be givento thosewho believe.
For the fleshsets its desireagainstthe Spirit,and the Spiritagainstthe flesh;for theseare in oppositionto one another,sothat you may not dothe things that you please.
We proclaimHim, admonishingeverymanand teachingeverymanwith allwisdom,sothat we may presenteverymancompletein Christ.
Epaphras,whois one of your number,a bondslaveof JesusChrist,sends you his greetings,alwayslaboring earnestlyfor you in his prayers,that you may standperfectand fully assuredin allthe willof God.
equipyou in everygood thingto doHis will,workingin us that which is pleasingin His sight,throughJesusChrist,to whom[be] the gloryforeverand ever.Amen.
Ifanyonethinkshimself to be religious,and yet does not bridlehis tonguebut deceiveshis [own] heart,this man'sreligionis worthless.
And let endurancehave[its] perfectresult,sothat you may be perfectand complete,lackingin nothing.
For whoeverkeepsthe wholelawand yetstumblesin one[point], he has becomeguiltyof all.
For, "THE ONEWHO DESIRESLIFE,TO LOVEAND SEEGOODDAYS,MUST KEEPHIS TONGUEFROM EVILAND HIS LIPSFROM SPEAKINGDECEIT.
After you have sufferedfor a little while,the Godof allgrace,who calledyou to His eternalgloryin Christ,will Himselfperfect,confirm,strengthen[and] establishyou.
