James 3:8

Tree of Life Version

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

Cross References

Psalm 140:3

who devise evil in their heart— every day they stir up wars.

Psalm 55:21

My companion put forth his hands against those at peace with him, as he violates his covenant.

Psalm 57:4

He will send from heaven and save me. He rebukes the one trampling on me. Selah God is sending His mercy and His truth.

Psalm 58:4

The wicked are strangers from the womb. Speaking lies, they go astray from birth.

Psalm 59:7

They return at evening, snarling like a dog, prowling about the city.

Proverbs 17:20

A perverse heart finds nothing good a devious tongue falls into trouble.

Ecclesiastes 10:11

If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

Romans 3:13

Their throat is an open grave; with their tongues they keep deceiving. The poison of vipers is under their lips.

Deuteronomy 32:33

Venom of serpents is their wine— poison of vipers so cruel.

James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is a world of evil placed among our body parts. It pollutes the whole body and sets on fire the course of life—and is set on fire by Gehenna.

James 3:7

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

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon was thrown down—the ancient serpent, 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.