James 3:8

But the tongue hath no one been able to tame: it is an evil thing, not coercible, and full of deadly poison.

James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta

In The King James Version

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

In Context

7For all natures of beasts and birds and reptiles, of the sea or land, are subjugated by the nature of man.

9For with it, we bless the Lord and Father; and with it we curse men, who were made in the image of God:

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Cross References

James 3:6Now the tongue is a fire, and the world of sin is like a forest. And this tongue, which is one among our members, marreth our whole body; and it inflameth the series of our generations that roll on like a wheel; and it is itself on fire.

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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