James 3:7

for every nature both of{[wild]animals} and of{flying-creatures}, both of{creepers/crawlers} and of{in-salts[i.e. saltwater sea creatures]} is-being-subjugated and has-been-subjugated to{the nature, the man-ly[i.e. human]};

Garth's Hyper-literal Translation

In The King James Version

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

In Context

6and the tongue, [a] fire, the world of{the injustice}. The tongue is-being-stood/set-down in to{the members} of{us}, the spotting/marking the whole body, and flame-izing the wheel/track of{the become-sis[i.e. state of becoming]}, and being-flame-ized under of{the Gehenna},

8moreover, not-one is-being-enabled of{men} to-subjugate the tongue, un-hold-down-able/unrestrainable bad, replete of{death-carry-ive poison}.

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Cross References

Mark 5:4Through the same, often to{[foot]shackles} and to{un-loose-sis-es[i.e. states of being restrained]/restraints} to-have-been-bound, and to-have-drawn-through under of{same} the un-loose-sis-es[i.e. states of being restrained]/restraints and the [foot]shackles to-have-been-worn-down-together/broken/crushed, and not-one has-been-having-strength to-subjugate same,

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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