World English Bible
"But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison."
— James 3:8, World English 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 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.”
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
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 Gehenna.
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.
But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water?