James 3:7 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)7 For all kinds of animals and birds and reptiles and ocean creatures are being subdued and have been subdued by mankind, See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17697 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: See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea animal, can be tamed and has been tamed by human genius (nature). See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)7 For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind: See the chapterCommon English Bible7 People can tame and already have tamed every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version7 For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature. See the chapter |
And the tongue is [like] a fire [i.e., like that spark]. [For] the tongue, as a part of the body, is [like] the world of evil. It corrupts the entire life [of a person] and inflames the course of nature itself [i.e., it affects a person throughout his whole earthly existence], and is ignited by hell itself [i.e., the evil produced by the fiery tongue has hell as its source and destiny].