James 3:8

But the Lashon no one of Bnei Adam is able to tame, an uncontrollable ra'ah (evil), full of deadly zuhamah (contamination).

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

In Context

7For every species both of wild animals and birds, reptiles and marine creatures is tamed and has been tamed by humankind.

9With this we say a bracha to Hashem, Adoneinu and Avoteinu, and with this we put a kelalah (curse) on Bnei Adam, who have been created according to the demut Elohim. + 3:9 Gn 1:26,27f

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Cross References

Psalms 55:21He + 55:21 the faithless friend of verse 13-14 hath laid his hands on such 1 as are at shalom with him; 1 he hath broken his Brit. 1

Psalms 58:4The resha'im are perverted from the rekhem (womb); 1 gone astray from birth are they, speaking kazav (lie, falsehood). 1

Psalms 64:3Hide me from the sod (secret counsel, conspiracy) of the re'im; 1 from the rigshah (insurrection, noisy crowd, assembly) of the workers of iniquity; 1

Ecclesiastes 10:11If the nachash will bite before it is charmed, 1 there is no use in a charmer. 1

James 3:6And the lashon is an Eish, the lashon is made an Olam HaAvel (World of Iniquity) among our evarim (members), defiling with a stain kol haGuf (whole body), and setting ablaze the course of life, and is itself set by eish in Gehinnom. + 3:6 Prov 16:27

Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13

Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →

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