James 3:8

Holy Bible: Easy-to-Read Version

But no one can control the tongue. It is wild and evil, full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Romans 3:13

“Their words come from mouths that are like open graves. They use their lying tongues to deceive others.” Psalm 5:9 “Their words are like the poison of snakes.” Psalm 140:3

Psalm 140:3

Their words are as harmful as the fangs of a snake, as deadly as its venom. Selah

James 3:6

The tongue is like a fire. It is a world of evil among the parts of our body. It spreads its evil through our whole body and starts a fire that influences all of life. It gets this fire from hell.

Psalm 55:21

His words about peace are as smooth as butter, but he has only war on his mind. His words are as slick as oil, but they cut like a knife.

Psalm 57:4

My life is in danger. My enemies are all around me. They are like man-eating lions, with teeth like spears or arrows and tongues like sharp swords.

Psalm 59:7

Listen to their threats and insults. They say such cruel things, and they don’t care who hears them.

Psalm 58:4

Their anger is as deadly as the poison of a snake. They shut their ears like a deaf cobra

Ecclesiastes 10:11

Someone might know how to control snakes. But that skill is useless if a snake bites when that person is not around.

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is like the poison of deadly snakes.

Revelation 12:9

It was thrown down out of heaven. (This giant dragon is that old snake, the one called the devil or Satan, who leads the whole world into the wrong way.) The dragon and its angels were thrown to the earth.

Proverbs 17:20

Crooks will not profit from their crimes, and those who plan to cause trouble will be trapped when it comes.

James 3:7

Humans have control over every kind of wild animal, bird, reptile, and fish, and they have controlled all these things.