King James Version with Apocrypha
"But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
— James 3:8, King James Version with Apocrypha
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
“but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. ”
“But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
“But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
“But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.”
“But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.”
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
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:
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?