Because he had been often bound with fetters and chains, and the chains had been wrenched apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man subdue him.
James 3:7 - King James 2000 For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things 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 wrenched apart by him, and the fetters broken in pieces: neither could any man subdue him.
In which were all manner of four-footed beasts of the earth, and wild beasts, and creeping things, and fowls of the air.
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.