Hopefully, my commentary on James will be out later this year. But here are a few chiasms for your consideration. I think the James 5 chiasm orginally came from Doug Jordan.
The entire book of James is focused on how the pastors and leaders (“brothers”) of the church use their tongues.
The Whole Book
A. 1:2-8 – Trials, faith, steadfastness
B. 1:9-27 – Suffering, patience, etc.
C. 2:1-7 – Rich and “the poor man”
D. 2:8-13 – Love, liberty, and mercy
E. 2:14-26 – Justification [dikaio] & works
F. 3:1-12 – The tongue
E’ 3:13-18 – Righteousness [dikaiosune], Wisdom, & works
D’ 4:1-12 – The members at war
C’ 4:13-5:6 – Rich & “the righteous one”
B’ 5:7-18 – Suffering, patience, coming judgment, fruit, etc.
A’ 5:19-21 – Wandering, sin, death
James 5:1-18
A. 5: 7-8 – be patient, as a farmer waiting for rain, fruit of the earth
B. 5: 9 – do not grumble against each other
C. 5:10-11- prophets/Job example of suffering, v10 “name of the Lord”
D. 5:12 – above all, do not swear
C’ 5:13-15 – how to deal with suffering, v14 “name of the Lord”
B’ 5:16 – confess your sins to one another and pray for one another
A’ 5:17-18 – pray, as Elijah prayed for rain, earth bore its fruit
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