James 3:8

New International Version

but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

Psalm 55:21

His talk is smooth as butter, yet war is in his heart; his words are more soothing than oil, yet they are drawn swords.

Psalm 57:4

I am in the midst of lions; I am forced to dwell among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalm 58:4

Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,

Psalm 59:7

See what they spew from their mouths— the words from their lips are sharp as swords, and they think, “Who can hear us?”

Proverbs 17:20

One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If a snake bites before it is charmed, the charmer receives no fee.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”

Deuteronomy 32:33

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

James 3:6

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,

Revelation 12:9

The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.