Língua
A língua tem poder de vida e de morte. A Bíblia compara a língua ao leme de um navio e à faísca que incendeia uma floresta. Dominar a língua é prova de maturidade espiritual.
O poder da língua
A morte e a vida estão no poder da língua. Quem a domina é varão perfeito, capaz de controlar todo o corpo.
Death and life be in the works of [the] tongue; they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.
For all we offend in many things. If any man offendeth not in word, this is a perfect man, for also he may lead about all the body with a bridle.
For if we put bridles into horses’ mouths, for to consent to us, and we lead about all the body of them.
And lo! ships, when they be great, and be driven of strong winds, yet they be borne about of a little rudder, where the moving of the governor will.
So also the tongue is but a little member, and raiseth great things. Lo! how little fire burneth [or kindleth] a full great wood.
And our tongue is fire, the university of wickedness. The tongue is ordained in our members, which defouleth all the body; and it is enflamed, [or set afire], of hell, and enflameth the wheel of our birth.
And all the kind of beasts, and of fowls, and of serpents, and of others is chastised, and those be made tame of man’s kind;
but no man may chastise the tongue, for it is an unpeaceable evil, and full of deadly venom.
In it we bless God, the Father, and in it we curse men, that be made to the likeness of God.
Of the same mouth passeth [or cometh] forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, it behooveth not that these things be done so.
Whether a well of the same hole bringeth forth sweet and salt water?
My brethren, whether a fig tree may make grapes, either a vine figs? So neither salt water may make sweet water.
Palavras sábias
A língua branda quebra até ossos. A palavra certa no tempo certo é como maçãs de ouro em salvas de prata.
A prince shall be made soft by patience; and a soft tongue shall break hardness.
A man is that promiseth, and he is pricked as with the sword of conscience; but the tongue of wise men is health.
The lip of truth shall be steadfast without end; but he that is a sudden witness, maketh ready the tongue of leasing.
Sin shall not fail in much speaking; but he that measureth his lips, is most prudent.
Also a fool, if he is still, shall be guessed a wise man; and, if he presseth together his lips, he is guessed an understanding man.
Disciplinar a fala
Quem guarda a boca e a língua guarda a sua alma de angústias. A religião sem controle da língua é vã.
And if any man guesseth himself to be religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiveth his heart, the religion of him is vain.
For victory, to Jeduthun, the psalm of David. I said, I shall keep my ways; that I trespass not in my tongue. I setted [or put] keeping to my mouth; when a sinner stood against me.
Who is the man, that willeth or desireth life; that loveth to see good days?
Forbid thy tongue from evil; and thy lips speak not guile.
The mouth of a just [or rightwise] man shall bethink wisdom; and his tongue shall speak doom.
The law of his God is in his heart; and his steps shall not be deceived.
And my tongue shall bethink thy rightfulness [or rightwiseness]; all day thy praising.
for no word is in my tongue. Lo! Lord, thou hast known all things,
Lord, deliver thou my soul from wicked lips; and from a guileful tongue.
The Lord destroy all guileful lips; and the great speaking tongue.
Which said, We shall magnify with our tongue, our lips be of us-selves; who else is our lord?
Lord, cast thou down, [and] part thou the tongues of them; for I saw wickedness and against-saying in the city.
Toda língua confessará
Ao nome de Jesus todo joelho se dobrará e toda língua confessará que Jesus Cristo é Senhor, para glória de Deus Pai.
For which thing God enhanced him, and gave to him a name that is above all name;
that in the name of Jesus each knee be bowed, of heavenly things, [and] of earthly things, and of hell’s;
and each tongue acknowledge, that the Lord Jesus Christ is in the glory of God the Father.
If I speak with tongues of men and of angels, and I have not charity, I am made as brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling.
And I say to you, that of every idle word, that men speak, they shall yield reason thereof in the day of doom;
for of thy words thou shalt be justified, and of thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Forsooth the Lord came down to see the city, and the tower, which the sons of Adam builded.
And he said, Lo! the people is one, and one language is to all, and they have begun to make this; neither they shall cease of their thoughts, till they [ful] fill those [or them] in work;
therefore come ye, go we down, and shame [or confound] we there the tongue of them, that each man hear not the voice of his neighbour.
And so the Lord separated them from that place into all lands; and they ceased to build the city.
And therefore the name thereof was called Babel, for the language of all [the] earth was confounded there; and from thence the Lord scattered them on the face of all countries.
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