James 3:8

Legacy Standard Bible

But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They sharpen their tongues as a serpent; Poison of an asp is under their lips. Selah.

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smoother than butter, But his heart was war; His words were softer than oil, Yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

¶My soul is among lions; I am lying down among those who breathe forth fire, Sons of men whose teeth are spears and arrows And their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 58:4

They have venom like the venom of a serpent; Like a deaf cobra that stops up its ear,

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they pour forth speech with their mouth; Swords are in their lips, For, they say, “Who hears?”

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart finds no good, And he who is perverted in his tongue falls into evil.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no advantage for the charmer.

Romans 3:13

“Their throat is an open tomb, With their tongues they keep deceiving,” “The poison of asps is under their lips”;

Deuteronomy 32:33

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

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire, the very world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our existence, and is set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

For every kind of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown down, the serpent of old who is called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.