James 3:8

New English Translation

But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips. (Selah)

Psalm 55:21

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

Psalm 57:4

I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.

Psalm 58:4

Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

Psalm 59:7

Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say, “Who hears?”

Proverbs 17:20

The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

Deuteronomy 32:33

Their wine is snakes’ poison, the deadly venom of cobras.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.

Revelation 12:9

So that huge dragon – the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world – was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.