Time after Pentecost · Proper 19 · Year B
James 3:1-12
Taming the Tongue
September 12, 2027
Overview & Insights
"How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire! And the tongue is a fire." (James 3:5-6)
James warns that teachers face stricter judgment and that the tongue, though small, has vast power to bless or destroy. He calls for consistency so that blessing and cursing do not pour from the same mouth.
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Commentary
Working Preacher: Commentary on James 3:1-12 Working Preacher
Lutheran lectionary commentary on the power of the tongue.
Enduring Word: James 3 Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse-by-verse evangelical notes on the whole chapter.
Precept Austin: James 3 Commentary Precept Austin
Study page gathering many commentators on taming the tongue.
BibleHub: Commentaries on James 3:1 BibleHub
Parallel classic commentaries keyed to the warning to teachers.
StudyLight: James 3 Commentaries StudyLight
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