James 3:6

Free Bible Version

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue is a world of evil among the parts of the body. It disgraces all you are as a person, and can burn down the whole of your life, since it is set on fire by Gehenna.

Cross References

2 Samuel 16:20

Then Absalom asked Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What shall we do?”

2 Samuel 19:43

“We've got ten shares in the king,” the men of Israel replied, “so we have a greater claim on David than you do. Why do you look down on us? Weren't we the first ones to talk about bringing back our king?” But the men of Judah argued even more strongly than the men of Israel.

2 Chronicles 13:17

Abijah and his men hit them hard, and 500,000 of Israel's best warriors were killed.

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues are as sharp as those of snakes; viper's venom is on their lips. Selah.

Psalm 64:3

What they say cuts like swords; they fire off poisonous words like arrows.

Proverbs 15:1

A kind reply wards off anger, but hurtful words make people mad.

Proverbs 16:27

Worthless people plot evil and their words burn like fire.

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness that speaks lies, those who caused arguments in families.

Proverbs 7:5

They will protect you from the immoral woman, from the prostitute with her seductive words.

Isaiah 30:27

Look how the Lord arrives from far away, burning with anger and accompanied by thick clouds of smoke! What he says shows his anger—it's like a fire that burns everything up.

Isaiah 50:11

Beware all you who start a fire, who pick up blazing torches! Go ahead, walk in the light of your own fire and of the torches you yourselves have set alight! This is what you will receive from me: You are going to lie down in a place of suffering.

Jeremiah 20:10

I've heard many people gossiping: “He's the one who says, ‘Terror is everywhere!’ He has to be reported! Report what he's doing!” All my good friends are waiting for me to slip up. “Maybe he'll make a mistake so we can defeat him and get our revenge on him,” they say.

Jeremiah 28:16

So this is what the Lord says: I'm going to get rid of you from the earth. You will die this year because you have promoted rebellion against the Lord.”

Leviticus 24:11

The Israelite woman's son cursed the name of the Lord. So they took him before Moses. (His mother's name was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, from the tribe of Dan.)

Numbers 25:2

who invited them to the sacrifices made to their gods. The Israelites ate the pagan meals and bowed down before these gods.

Numbers 31:16

“You realize that these were the same women who seduced the Israelite men, leading them to be unfaithful to the Lord at Peor, following Balaam's advice! That's why the Lord's people suffered from the plague!

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard this, they replied, “This man can only throw out demons through the power of Beelzebub, the chief of demons!”

Matthew 5:22

But I tell you, anyone who is angry with his brother will be condemned as guilty. Whoever calls his brother an idiot has to answer to the council, but whoever verbally abuses others is liable to the fire of Gehenna.

Mark 7:15

It's not what's on the outside and goes into you that makes you unclean. It's what comes out that makes you unclean.”

Luke 16:24

‘Father Abraham,’ he called out, ‘Have mercy on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I'm burning in agony.’

Acts 20:30

From among your own group men will rise up perverting what is right and good so they can lead believers to follow them.

Acts 5:3

Then Peter asked him, “Ananias, why did you let Satan convince you to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back some of the money from the land you sold?

Acts 6:13

and called false witnesses who testified against him. “This man is always slandering the holy Temple and the law,” they said.

Deuteronomy 13:6

Even if your own brother, or your son or daughter, or the wife you love, or your best friend secretly encourages you, saying, “Let's go and worship other gods” unfamiliar to you and your forefathers,

Titus 1:11

Their talking must stop, these people who throw whole families into turmoil, teaching things that aren't right for the sake of making money.

James 2:7

Don't they insult the honorable name of the one who called you and to whom you belong?

James 3:7

People have tamed all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and sea creatures,

2 Peter 3:3

Above all you should know that derisive people will come in the last days, full of mockery and following their own evil desires.

3 John 1:10

So if I do visit, I will make it clear what he's been doing. He's been making malicious accusations against us. Not satisfied with doing that, he refuses to welcome any other brothers. He won't let anyone else welcome them either, and throws those who do so out of the church.

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon, the ancient serpent called the devil and Satan who deceives the whole world, was thrown down to the earth, and his angels with him.

Revelation 13:14

He deceived those who live on the earth by the miracles he performed on behalf of the beast, ordering the people that they should make an image for the beast who had received the fatal sword wound but came back to life.

Revelation 18:23

Never again will the light of a lamp shine in you. Never again will the voices of bridegroom and bride be heard in you. Your traders led the world. Through your witchcraft all the nations were deceived.

Revelation 19:20

The beast was captured, along with the false prophet who performed miracles in his presence (by which he deceived those who had received the mark of the beast and those who worshiped the beast's image). Both of them were thrown alive into the like of fire that burns with sulfur.