Tiago 3
Desert Fathers
Tiago 3:1
[Syncletica] also said, 'It is dangerous for a man to try teaching before he is trained in the good life. A man whose house is about to fall down may invite travellers inside to refresh them, but instead they will be hurt in the collapse of the house. It is the same with teachers who have not carefully trained themselves in the good life; they destroy their hearers as well as themselves. Their mouth invites to salvation, their way of life leads to ruin.' — The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
Tiago 3:5-6
Pambo said to Antony, 'What shall I do?' Antony said, 'Do not trust in your own righteousness. Do not go on sorrowing over a deed that is past. Keep your tongue and your belly under control.' — The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks
Tiago 3:13
Hyperichius said, 'He who teaches others by his life and not his speech is truly wise.' — The Desert Fathers, Sayings of the Early Christian Monks