James 3:8

Modern English Version

But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent’s; under their lips is the venom of vipers.    Selah

Psalm 55:21

His speech was smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, yet they were drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

My soul is among lions; I lie among the sons of men who are set on fire, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.

Psalm 58:4

Their poison is like the poison of a serpent; they are like the deaf adder that stops its ear,

Psalm 59:7

Behold, they bellow with their mouth; swords are in their lips; for they say, “Who hears us?”

Proverbs 17:20

He who has a crooked heart does not prosper; and he who has a deceitful tongue falls into calamity.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If a serpent bites before it is charmed, there is no advantage to the charmer.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are an open grave; with their tongues they have used deceit”; “the poison of vipers is under their lips”;

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is the poison of dragons and the deadly venom of cobras.

James 3:6

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. The tongue is among the parts of the body, defiling the whole body, and setting the course of nature on fire, and it is set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

All kinds of beasts, and birds, and serpents, and things in the sea are tamed or have been tamed by mankind.

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was cast out, that ancient serpent called the Devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world. He was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.