Verse 8

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

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Referenced Verses

  • Rom 3:13 : 13 "Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit." "The venom of vipers is under their lips."
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 They devise wicked schemes in their hearts and stir up conflicts all day long.
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
  • Eccl 10:11 : 11 If the snake bites before it is charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Hide me from the secret counsel of evildoers, from the tumult of those who practice wickedness. 4 They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like bitter arrows.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 He has put forth his hands against those who were at peace with him; he has violated his covenant.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 He will send help from heaven and save me; He reproaches those who pursue me. Selah. God will send His steadfast love and His faithfulness.
  • Ps 58:4 : 4 Even from birth, the wicked are estranged; from the womb, they go astray, speaking lies.
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 They return in the evening, snarling like dogs as they prowl the city.
  • Deut 32:33 : 33 Their wine is the venom of serpents, the deadly poison of cobras.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 The great dragon was hurled down—that ancient serpent called the devil, or Satan, who leads the whole world astray. He was hurled to the earth, and his angels with him.