en_tn_condensed/jas/03/06.md

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The tongue is also a fire

"The tongue is like a fire"

a world of evil set among our members

The enormous effects of sinful speaking are spoken of as if they were a world by themselves.

our members

"the parts of our bodies"

The tongue defiles the whole body

"For God rejects a person who speaks evil words"

sets on fire the course of life

"it ruins a person's entire life"

life, and is itself set on fire by hell

"life because the devil uses it for evil"