James 3:8
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
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“but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
King James Version · Public Domain“but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo James 3:8 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Deuteronomy 32:33Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
- Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
- Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
- Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
- Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
- Psalms 64:3who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,
- Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
- Ecclesiastes 10:11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
- Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
- James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.
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