1 James says: Not many of you should be teachers. God checks teachers more. ⚠️ 2 We all make mistakes. If you do not say wrong words, you can lead your whole self. 3 James says: We put a small bit in a horse mouth. Then the horse listens. We guide the whole horse. ➡️ 4 James says: Look at ships. They are big. Wind pushes them. A small rudder turns the ship where the driver wants. ➡️ 5 James says: Your tongue is small. But it can do big things. A small spark can burn a big forest. ✨ 6 James says: The tongue can be like fire. It can make a life messy and bad, like a big hot fire from a very bad place. 7 James says: People can tame many animals: wild ones, birds, bugs, and fish. 8 James says: But no one can tame the tongue. It runs wild. It can be like poison. ♂️☠️ 9 James says: With our mouth we say good words to God the Father. With the same mouth we say mean words to people God made. ➡️ 10 James says: Good words and mean words come from one mouth. My friends, this is not good. ❌ 11 James says: Can one well give sweet water and salty water? No. 12 James says: My friends, can a fig tree make olives? Can a grape vine make figs? No. A salty pond cannot make fresh water. 13 James says: Who is wise? Who can understand? Show it with a good life. Be gentle when you do good. 14 James says: But if your heart has bitter hate and me-first thinking, do not brag. Do not lie. ♂️ 15 James says: That kind of “wise” is not from God. It is from this world. It is not from God’s Holy Spirit. It is very bad. ❌ 16 James says: Where there is me-first and angry hearts, there is a big mess and many bad things. 17 James says: But God’s wise way is clean. It loves peace. It is gentle. It listens. It cares and makes good things. It is fair. It is real, not fake. ️ 18 James says: People who make peace plant peace like seeds. They get a big good crop. ️➡️