But we sometimes slip back into our old habit of letting both fresh and bitter words come from our lips in our conversations about others (James 3:8-12). I tear down homes, break hearts, and wreck lives. (Faith, Love & Hope: An Exposition of the Epistle of James), THOUGHT - This reminds me of Jesus' command to let our light shine in Matthew 5 -You are the light of the world. The wisdom that is from above is . They know how to act; they pursue justice and evade evil. Because the trial of your faith brings honour to the Lord, therefore the Lord Himself is sure to try it that out of its trial praise may come to his grace by which faith is sustained. . Phillips You may acquire a certain superficial wisdom, but it does not come from God - it comes from this world, from your own lower nature, even from the devil. THOUGHT - Given that wisdom is from the heart and mind of our Heavenly Father, and is good and is perfect, we would all do well to frequent plead with God modeling our prayer on James 1:5+ "if any of you lacks wisdom, let him ask (aiteoin thepresent tense- continually, as our habitual practice!) William Jenkyn, An evil speaker is his own scourge. 7:5; Dan. 1:25; Jas. and Vulg., though the words are somewhat different. James Denney, Let thy speech be better than silence, or be silent. Reprinted by permission. If we hear that the preacher across town has a bigger church, as long as hes preaching the truth, we should think, Praise God that His truth is going forth! But worldly wisdom doesnt seek Gods glory. 2:24). Here the noun (akatastasia) points to the resultant public confusion, disorder, and chaotic turbulence in the assembly.In Luke 21:9 it is used to describe the tumults, uprisings, and revolutions that will mark the period preceding the parousia. Its a battle worth waging.ByDennis J. DeHaan(Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. Stephen Charnock, Wisdom must be from God, because it can be found only in relation to him. Adoniram Judsonwrote that " A life once spent is irrevocable. "A fool uttereth all his anger; But a wise man keepeth it back and stilleth it" (Proverbs 29:11). Henry Law, The next best thing to being wise is to live in a circle of those who are. Thomas Watson, Jas 1:26 2Ki 19:28 Ps 32:9 39:1 Isa 37:29. No part of us is in a more slippery place than the tongue. It would be a great pity to stir up impure minds. [It is willing to] yield to reason, full of compassion and good fruits; it is wholehearted and straightforward, impartial and unfeigned (free from doubts, wavering, and insincerity). NKJ James 3:14 But if you have bitter envy and self-seeking in your hearts, do not boast and lie against the truth. Overhearing his reply (which praised the other), a friend approached him afterwards and said, "General, do you know that the man of whom you spoke is one of your bitterest enemies and misses no opportunity to malign you?" "With the well-advised is wisdom" (Proverbs 13:10). (Zodhiates) Paul writes, I was with you in weakness and in fear and in much trembling, 4 and my message and my preaching were not in persuasive words of wisdom, but in demonstration of the Spirit and of power, 5 so that your faith would not rest on the wisdom of men, but on the power of God. (Cornerstone Biblical Commentary Volume 18: James), MacArthur explains this as "Like physical fire, the destructive effects of evil speech expand, not only contaminating ourselves but also everything we influence throughout the course of our life. For an hourwhales, porpoises, sea lions and seals went through their paces at Marineland, near Pacific Palisades. There is an English idiom "a world of trouble," which means "very much trouble." Francis Burkitt, The vice of the tongue spreads and prevails over every part of life. These pictures make me want to cry out to the Holy Spirit to make Psalm 141:3 my continual protection! This makes me think of the passage in Genesis 4 when Cain was downcast because God did not accept his offering Then the LORD said to Cain, Why are you angry? 10:1), and it is a requirement for elders in the local church (1 Ti3:3). (James 3:11). NAB James 3:12 Can a fig tree, my brothers, produce olives, or a grapevine figs? Of course not! It takes prayer and God's grace (ED: SEE TONGUE CONTROL)to bring us to the pointwhere we refuse to pass it on or even hear it-even under the guise of personal concern or a request to pray for a sinning friend in trouble. Let the words of Paul help you to rearrange and prioritize what type of wisdom you allow into your mind and heart -, "Finally, brethren, whatever is true, whatever is honorable, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is of good repute, if there is any excellence and if anything worthy of praise, dwell on these things. William Jenkyn, If you can hold your tongue you can hold anything. All rights reserved), More like the Master I would live and grow, By definition, it is restricted to things that man can theorize, discover, and accomplish by himself. Amplified For wherever there is jealousy (envy) and contention (rivalry and selfish ambition), there will also be confusion (unrest, disharmony, rebellion) and all sorts of evil and vile practices. Is there any among us who can stand up and say, "Yes, James, I am wise"? He offended the Pharisees when He said, Not what goes into the mouth defiles a man; but what comes out of the mouth, this defiles a man (vv.11-12). NLT James 3:9 Sometimes it praises our Lord and Father, and sometimes it curses those who have been made in the image of God. After all is done, "yet ye have not.". No day will lose its share of influence in determining where shall be our seat in heaven. 2, 3, 4. Faithful: Whose son is he? My brethren, these things ought not to be this way. That principle applies to good things as well as sinful, but James's emphasis here is entirely on the negative aspects of our speakingsuch as gossip, slander, false accusations, lying, filthy language and stories, and other sins of the tonguethat can destroy individual lives, families, schools, churches, and communities. TODAY IN THE WORD - James 3:13-18 (Ps. My tongue control today; In its only pre-New Testament occurrences (in Aristotle), eritheia refers to the selfish ambition, the narrow partisan zeal of factional, greedy politicians, so this word may also conveythe notion of rivalry, party-spirit, or factiousness. When the listener could stand it no longer, he got up and slipped out a Contemporary wisdom says that people should assert themselves and say what they really feel; speak out, rather than stifle. As explained above, good behavioris ultimately behavior enabled by the Spirit of God (notice God is one letter short of good). "Wisdom shall enter into thy heart To deliver thee from the way of evil To deliver thee from the strange woman (Proverbs 2:10-16). "Prove it now!" One great fundamental characteristic of the morality taught in the Bible is, that it occupies the whole nature. (James 3- IVP Commentary), Hiebert on gentleness (meekness) -The meek man does not feel a need to contend for the recognition of his rights or acceptance of his personal views. (1) The principle established. 1:15; Deut. It is "THE SUM TOTAL OF INIQUITY'' in that it: Barclay wrote "An uncontrolled tongue is like a world hostile to and ignorant of God. -- Dennis J. It will not compromise with sin to maintain peace. The tongue is not only a "FIRE" but it is: "THE SUM TOTAL OF INIQUITY". Eritheiahas no room for others, much less genuine humility. No one can take from us the gifts that God gives us. THE SECRET OF A CONTROLLED TONGUE BYTHEODORE EPP. Thousands of people evacuated their homes, and millions of dollars were spent fighting a blaze that began with a single match. "Violence covereth the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:6). Interesting! Don't say that you are wise when it isn't true. Reprinted by permission. If so, you have the wits of a withering world. Fetid meansoffensively malodorous. (BEC), Poison (2447)(iosfromhemi= to send) is something sent out and one Greek meaning is thus arrow, a meaning not found in the NT. The poet Matthew Arnold called it 'sweet reasonableness', and it is the ability to extend to others the kindly consideration we would wish to receive ourselves. But instead she was charged with causing an explosion. He wrote, It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison (3:8). His love can make the most difficult nature into a miracle of astonishing beauty. James 3:17 - The wisdom that is from above is without hypocrisy. In the Greek sentence the "ou chre" (not ought) precedes "my brethren," placing even stronger emphasis on this negative injunction! It arises from the regeneration of the Holy Spirit. The court added, "But if those words or language are only used behind their backs and only between a few friends it would not be a misconduct. Remove its subtle lie; Or, you want to prove that you are right so that you look good, but you excuse your pride by telling yourself that you are contending for the faith. John Phillips adds that "the negative accentuates the positive. Notice the source of the sins - it is the heart. Prejudices soon become well-established weeds with deep taproots. "A man that beareth false witness against his neighbor Is a maul, and a sword, and sharp arrow" (Proverbs 25:18). Jeremy Taylor, The wisest person in the world is the person who knows the most about God. But even if you dont visit Southeast Asia, youre in peril of something else that is just as deadly (James 3:8). YLT James 3:6 and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna. Bite your tongue before your tongue bites others. All rights reserved), The task Thy wisdom hath assigned, 19:29; Jn. Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who has blessed us with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,(Ephesians 1:3). James 4. Neither can salt water yield sweet. Judges 14:26 = "the LORD saw the affliction of Israel, which was very bitter"; Ps. 3:13; So James gives us a practical description of a person who is wise and understanding -- he demonstrates it by his good behavior and gentleness. We eliminate the errors. That tongue which addresses with reverence the divine Being cannot, without the greatest inconsistency, turn upon fellow-creatures with reviling brawling language. He preached in the same church as C. H. Spurgeon over one hundred years earlier. The necessity expressed by this word signifies a need resulting from time or circumstances or from the fitness of things. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison (James 3:8). (Jn 3:3, cf Jn 3:7). 2:26; Deut. Compare James 2:21 with Romans 3:28. We Christians will do very well to imitate this large-hearted general. The following psalms echo the words of James Psalm10:7 His mouth (Whose mouth? Besides, he brings up his sons to follow his steps; and if he finds in any of them a foolish timorousness, (for so he calls the first appearance of a tender conscience,) he calls them fools and blockheads, and by no means will employ them in much, or speak to their commendations before others. Jesus taught in Matthew 12:34-37 that a mans words are a reliable indicator of the state of his heart. We have all kinds of devices to help us communicate. James uses sophia 4x - Jas. (So here the peaceful state is the result of divine discipline! What kind are you sowing? One Man has been shown us by God, in Whom His ideal of man was embodied; and He, when He was reviled, reviled not again; when He suffered, threatened not, but committed Himself to Him that judgeth righteously: (1 Peter 2:23+)He for those who nailed Him to the tree prayed, Father, forgive them; for they know not what they do. (Lk 23:34+) The worlds spirit of wrath, then, must be folly; whilst than a spirit of meekness (gentleness)like His (JESUS), in the midst of controversy, oppositions, trials of whatever kind, there can be no surer evidence that Jesus is made of God to His people wisdom.(Lectures Exegetical and Practical on the Epistle of James)(Bold added), Zodhiates -When everything goes wrong and troubles abound and the Christian can still go about his duties in life without revolting against God, against Wisdom, then he is possessed with this wonderful meekness of wisdom. NKJ James 3:17 But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, willing to yield, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality and without hypocrisy. In First Corinthians Paul repeatedly denounces man's natural wisdom which is really not wisdom in spiritual and eternal matters. And he went out and wept bitterly" (Matt. And, being earthly, it is sensual. (NATURAL) The word so translated occurs in the New Testament several times, but is rendered sensual only here and in a verse in Jude, where mockers, following after their own ungodly lusts, (Jude 1:18+) are described as worldly-minded (psuchikos), devoid of the Spirit (Jude 1:19+). Scientists have determined that faulty rivets may have caused the rapid sinking of the unsinkable HMSTitanic. Supposedly, he had it in the Garden of Eden before sin entered the world, but not thereafter. You can tame a tiger, but only by prayer and watchfulness can you control your tongue. Where the spirit does not rule, the soulthat is, as we have seen, the mental and emotional nature in so far as it is occupied with the world open to the sensestends to become ever more and more subject to the lowest element of our constitution, the appetites of the body. Christian: God forbid that I should jest (although I smiled) in this matter, or that I should accuse any falsely! Verse James 3:1. 5:20. We have here, you observe, the truth brought before us, that genuine Christian wisdom, whether it lead a man to become a teacher in the church or not, will, at all events, in all cases find expression through giving spiritual loveliness to the whole daily life. My brothers, this should not be. On the healthy tree every branch is laden with the fruits of mercy. Do Christians speak with the tongues of angels? It's when you feel like you have to say something that you end up saying the dumbest things. Wuest Out of the same mouth there proceeds eulogies and cursings. GWN James 3:11 Do clean and polluted water flow out of the same spring? Anon. A Malaysian court has ruled that using derogatory and vulgar language about your superiors at work is acceptable, as long as you do it behind their backs. Curtis Vaughan, How can Christ be in the heart when the devil has taken possession of the tongue? By:Keila Ochoa(Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. "The answer of the tongue is from Jehovah" (Proverbs 16:1). "Selfishness" seems to be the best translation or "self-interest," which terms bring out the personal motive of the heart. And so even in this section, James is insisting on proof of one's profession of belief in Christ. This attainment, infinitely above all others, constitutes true wisdom. Proverbs 26:18-22 Like a madman who throws Firebrands, arrows and death, 19 So is the man who deceives his neighbor, And says, Was I not joking? 20 For lack of wood the fire goes out, And where there is no whisperer, contention quiets down. (Ibid), Wiersbe -The tongue cannot be tamed by man, but it can be tamed by God. For fallen men tocurseisNATURAL, but for fallen men toblessisSUPERNATURAL! Deuteronomy Once this peace has been established through a vertical relationship between the believer and God, the believer will then have a basis on which to establish peaceful horizontal relationships with his fellowmen. James 3:1-12 discusses talking. But unruly tongues accomplish the same results. Those two words shouldnt go together. 5:5; Jas. "The legs of the lame hang loose; So is a parable in the mouth of fools" (Proverbs 26:7). Joel Hence the Apostle Paul, in the Epistle to the Romans, distinguishes all men into two classesthose who are in the flesh, and those who are in the spirit; the standard on which the division is based being that which I have now indicated: Ye are not in the flesh, but in the spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you (Ro 8:9+). By:Mart DeHaan(Our Daily Bread, Copyright RBC Ministries, Grand Rapids, MI. The fruit of this wisdom (James 3:18) (Hiebert - James Commentary). "Walk with wise men, and thou shalt be wise" (Proverbs 13:20). James 3:7 For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. "The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of wisdom" (Proverbs 9:10). Worthlessnessis the central notion and thus phaulosindicates the impossibility of any true gain ever coming forth. Actually James 3:6, in depicting the tongue's influence, is already describing its perversity." b. When Eve was faced with her sin, she employed her tongue to blame the Evil One and his beguiling words. Today, bless as many people as possible with your words. Anupokritosdescribes that which is unhypocritical, genuine (faith, love and wisdom in Scripture) and without show or pretense (pretense = a claim made or implied and especially one not supported by fact). Saying that one has godly wisdom is not the same as having it -- objective standards of judgment must be applied. William Baker makes an interesting point stating that "Much of worldly wisdom is a blend of true wisdom with earthly wisdom, something the evil one uses to enhance the world's approach to thingssomething that gives earthly wisdom some measure of credibility." Bless (present imperative- Need for the Holy Spirit) those who persecute you;bless (present imperative- Need for the Holy Spirit) and do not curse (present imperative with a negative). People corrupted by worldly desires for beauty, wealth, and power can bring down great churches, but people who are pure and undefiled (1:27) hold churches together. 64:3; Pr5:4 = "in the end she is bitter as wormwood"; Pr27:7 = to a famished man any bitter thing is sweet. Hawker, Robert, The Poor Man's Commentary. A short intellect usually has a long tongue. He said that with the tongue we bless our God who created us, but we also curse those whom He has created (v.9). ." His partner wisely replied, "It had to be in you or it couldn't have come out of you." D. Martyn Lloyd Jones, Wisdom opens the eyes both to the glories of heaven and to the hollowness of earth. Unless we douse it with confession and repentance, it will eventually consume us. ", Where envy and self-seeking exist, confusion and every evil thing are there. This is unfortunate, since his works contain priceless gems of information that are found nowhere except in the ancient writings of the Jews. See the contrasting word aspilosin James 1:27 ("unstained"). It is a world of evil among the parts of our bodies, and it completely contaminates our bodies. (1 Timothy 4:1-5), For such men are false apostles, deceitful workers, disguising themselves as apostles of Christ. Though the court awarded back wages and compensation, the court said the company did not have to give the woman her job back because the trust between her and her employers had been broken. So, in 1955, the Guinness brewing company decided that an official record was needed to pacify its customers. All rights reserved), The wisdom from above flies in the face What the Bible teaches a cleft rock becomes a fountainthe water flows and is either sweet or bitter depending on the nature of its source. ASV James 3:16 For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. The Amplified Version functions almost like a "mini-commentary" - "[The fruit of the seed] sown in peace by those who work for and make peace [in themselves and in others, that peace which means concord, agreement, and harmony between individuals, with undisturbedness, in a peaceful mind free from fears and agitating passions and moral conflicts]. 141:3). 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