James 3:8

In 9 translations

BSB

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

KJV

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

WEB

but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

ASV

but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.

LSV

but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue—[it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison;

YLT

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

DBY

but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.

DRC

But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.

GNV

But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT

τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων· ἀκατάστατον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.

RP2018

τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι· ἀκατάσχετον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.

TR-Boyd

τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δύναται ἀνθρώπων δαμάσαι· ἀκατάσχετον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.

SCR1894

την δε γλωσσαν ουδεις δυναται ανθρωπων δαμασαι ακατασχετον κακον μεστη ιου θανατηφορου

In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

• Romans 3:13“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”
• Psalms 140:3They sharpen their tongues like snakes; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Selah
• Psalms 55:21His speech is smooth as butter, but war is in his heart. His words are softer than oil, yet they are swords unsheathed.
• James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
• Psalms 57:4My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts— with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.
• Psalms 64:3–4who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows, ambushing the innocent in seclusion, shooting suddenly, without fear.
• Psalms 59:7See what they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips: “For who can hear us?”
• Psalms 58:4Their venom is like the venom of a snake, like a cobra that shuts its ears,
• Deuteronomy 32:33Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
• Ecclesiastes 10:11If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
• Revelation 12:9And the great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.

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