James 3:8
King James Version
Translation: KJV
6And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.Select James 3:6
7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:Select James 3:7
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.Select James 3:8
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.Select James 3:9
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.Select James 3:10
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WEB
3:8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
ASV
3:8 but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
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