James 3:8 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

⁸ but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

⁸ but the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

⁸ But the human tongue can be tamed by no man. It is a restless (undisciplined, irreconcilable) evil, full of deadly poison.

American Standard Version (1901)

⁸ but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.

Common English Bible

⁸ No one can tame the tongue, though. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Catholic Public Domain Version

⁸ But no man is able to rule over the tongue, a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 Cross References

Proverbs 17:20

One with a twisted mind will not succeed, and one with deceitful speech will fall into ruin.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage for the charmer.

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues.   , Vipers’ venom is under their lips.   ,

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is serpents’ venom, the deadly poison of cobras.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed  among our members. It stains the whole body,  sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish is tamed and has been tamed by humankind,

Revelation 12:9

So the great dragon was thrown out #– #the ancient serpent,  who is called the devil and Satan,  the one who deceives the whole world.  He was thrown to earth, and his angels with him.