because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
James 3:7 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: Amplified Bible - Classic Edition For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea animal, can be tamed and has been tamed by human genius (nature). American Standard Version (1901) For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind: Common English Bible People can tame and already have tamed every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish. Catholic Public Domain Version For the nature of all beasts and birds and serpents and others is ruled over, and has been ruled over, by human nature. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For every nature of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of the rest, is tamed, and hath been tamed, by the nature of man: |
because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been torn apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces. Nobody had the strength to tame him.
in which were all kinds of four-footed animals of the earth, wild animals, reptiles, and birds of the sky.
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehinnom.
But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.