James 3:8

Good News Translation

But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues are like deadly snakes; their words are like a cobra's poison.

Psalm 55:21

His words were smoother than cream, but there was hatred in his heart; his words were as soothing as oil, but they cut like sharp swords.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by enemies, who are like lions hungry for human flesh. Their teeth are like spears and arrows; their tongues are like sharp swords.

Psalm 58:4

They are full of poison like snakes; they stop up their ears like a deaf cobra,

Psalm 59:7

Listen to their insults and threats. Their tongues are like swords in their mouths, yet they think that no one hears them.

Proverbs 17:20

Anyone who thinks and speaks evil can expect to find nothing good—only disaster.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

Knowing how to charm a snake is of no use if you let the snake bite first.

Romans 3:13

Their words are full of deadly deceit; wicked lies roll off their tongues, and dangerous threats, like snake's poison, from their lips;

Deuteronomy 32:33

like wine made from the venom of snakes.

James 3:6

And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.

James 3:7

We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures—wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.

Revelation 12:9

The huge dragon was thrown out—that ancient serpent, named the Devil, or Satan, that deceived the whole world. He was thrown down to earth, and all his angels with him.