James 3:8
World English Bible (WEB)
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
In context
6 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.
7 For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
8 but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in the image of God.
10 Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
James 3:8 in every translation
- WEB World English Bible
- but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- KJV King James Version
- But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- ASV American Standard Version
- but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
- YLT Young's Literal Translation
- and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
- DBY Darby Translation
- but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
- WBS Webster Bible
- But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.