James 3:6

Rotherham Emphasized Bible 1902

And, the tongue, is a fire,— as , the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!

Cross References

Proverbs 16:27

An abandoned man, diggeth up mischief,—and, upon his lips, as it were a fire is scorching.

Mark 7:15

Nothing, is there, from without the man, entering into him, which can defile him; but, the things which, out of the man, come forth, are the things that defile the man.

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer, turneth away wrath, but a cutting word raiseth anger.

Luke 16:24

And, he, calling out, said—Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue,—because I am in anguish in this flame.

Proverbs 6:19

One that uttereth lies—a false witness, and one sending forth strifes between brethren.

Psalm 140:3

They have sharpened their tongue like a serpent,—The poison of the asp, is under their lips. Selah.

Psalm 64:3

Who have sharpened, like a sword, their tongue, Have made ready their arrow—a bitter word;

3 John 1:10

For this cause, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his works which he is doing,—with wicked words, prating against us; and, not content with these, he neither, himself, maketh the brethren welcome, but, them who are minded to do it , he forbiddeth, and, out of the assembly, doth cast them .

James 2:7

Do not, they, defame the noble name which hath been invoked upon you?

Acts 6:13

And they set up false witnesses, who said—This man, ceaseth not speaking things against this holy place and the law;

Acts 5:3

But Peter said—Ananias! wherefore did Satan fill thy heart, that thou shouldst deal falsely with the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the field?

Matthew 12:24

But, the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This one, doth not cast out the demons, save in Beelzebul ruler of the demons.

Matthew 5:22

But, I, say unto you, that, every one who is angry with his brother, shall be, liable, to judgment,—and, whosoever shall say to his brother, Worthless one!, shall be, liable, to the high council; and, whosoever shall say, Rebel!, shall be, liable, unto the fiery gehenna.

2 Samuel 19:43

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah, and said—Ten parts, have we in the king, therefore, even in David, have we more right than ye. Why, then, made ye light of us, so that our word was not heard first as to bringing back our king? And, the words of the men of Judah, were fiercer than, the words of the men of Israel.

Revelation 19:20

And the wild-beast, was taken, and, with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs before him, whereby he deceived them who received the mark of the wild-beast and them who were doing homage unto his image,—alive, were they two cast into the lake of fire that burneth with brimstone.

Revelation 18:23

And light of lamp,—in nowise shine in thee any more; and voice of bridegroom and bride,—in nowise be heard in thee any more; because, thy merchants, were the great ones of the earth, because, with thy sorcery, were all the nations deceived:

Revelation 13:14

and he deceiveth them who are dwelling upon the earth, by reason of the signs which it was given him to do before the wild-beast,—saying unto them who are dwelling upon the earth, that they should make an image unto the wild-beast who hath the stroke of the sword, and yet did live.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was cast out,—the ancient serpent, he that is called Adversary and the Satan, that deceiveth the whole habitable world,—he was cast to the earth, and his messengers, with him, were cast.

2 Peter 3:3

Of this, first, taking note—that there will come, in the last of the days, with scoffing, scoffers, after their own covetings, going on,

Titus 1:11

Whose mouths must needs be stopped, men who are upsetting whole houses, teaching the things which ought not to be taught —for the sake of base gain.

Acts 20:30

and, from among your own selves, will arise men speaking distorted things, to draw away the disciples after themselves.

Jeremiah 28:16

Therefore, Thus, saith Yahweh, Behold me! driving thee away from off the face of the ground,—This year, art thou to die, Because revolt, hast thou spoken against Yahweh.

Jeremiah 20:10

Because I have heard the whispering of many—"A terror round about!" Tell ye say they , that we may tell of him, All the men I am wont to salute do watch for my halting,—Peradventure he will be persuaded, and we shall prevail over him, and take our vengeance upon him.

Isaiah 30:27

Lo! the Name of Yahweh, coming in from afar, His anger kindling, A heavy storm,—His lips, are full of indignation, And, his tongue, is like a fire that devoureth;

Numbers 31:16

Lo! they, became unto the sons of Israel, by the advice of Balaam, the cause of daring acts of treachery against Yahweh, over the affair of Peor,—and then came the plague against the assembly of Yahweh!

2 Chronicles 13:17

And Abijah and his people smote among them with a great smiting,—and there fell down slain, of Israel, five hundred thousand chosen men.

2 Samuel 16:20

Then said Absolom unto Ahithophel,—Give ye your counsel, what we shall do.

Deuteronomy 13:6

When thy brother—son of thine own mother or thine own son or thine own daughter, or the wife of thy bosom, or thy friend who is as thine own soul, shall entice thee secretly, saying,—Let us go and serve other gods, whom thou hast not known, thou, nor thy fathers;

Leviticus 24:11

and the son of the woman of Israel, and a man of Israel, reviled one another in the camp. And the son of the Israelitish woman uttered contemptuously the Name, and reviled. So they brought him in unto Moses,—now, the name of his mother, was Shelomith, daughter of Dibri, of the tribe of Dan;

Numbers 25:2

who invited the people unto the sacrifices of their gods,—so the people did eat, and did bow themselves down unto their gods.

Proverbs 7:5

That thou mayest be kept, from the woman that is a stranger, from the female unknown, who, with her speeches, doth flatter.

Isaiah 50:11

Lo! all ye that kindle a fire, That gird yourselves with fiery darts,—Walk ye in the blaze of your own fire. And in the fiery darts ye have kindled, At my hand, hath this befallen you, In sorrow, shall ye lie down.

James 3:7

For, every nature—both of wild beasts and of birds, both of reptiles and of things in the sea, is to be tamed, and hath been tamed, by the human nature;