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"But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."
— James 3:8, NET Bible
“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 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.”
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.
For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.
But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.
A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?