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James 3:8 KJV
James · chapter 3 · verse 8 · King James Version
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.James 3:8 · King James Version
James 3:8 in context
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.
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:
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Cross references
Key words (Strong's)
- tongueglōssathe tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech, a tongue, the language or dialect…G1100 →
- unrulyakataschetosthat can not be restrainedG183 →
- deadlythanatēphorosdeath bringing, deadlyG2287 →
- tamedamazōto tame, curb, restrainG1150 →
- evilkakosof a bad nature, not such as it ought to be, of a mode of thinking, feeling, acting…G2556 →
- fullmestosfull, in reference to persons, whose minds are as it were filled with thoughts and…G3324 →
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