James 3:8

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

But no human being can subdue 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, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”
  • Ps 140:3 : 3 Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)
  • Jas 3:6 : 6 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.
  • Eccl 10:11 : 11 If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.
  • Ps 64:3-4 : 3 They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge, 4 in order to shoot down the innocent in secluded places. They shoot at him suddenly and are unafraid of retaliation.
  • Ps 55:21 : 21 His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.
  • Ps 57:4 : 4 I am surrounded by lions; I lie down among those who want to devour me; men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are a sharp sword.
  • Ps 58:4 : 4 Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,
  • Ps 59:7 : 7 Look, they hurl insults at me and openly threaten to kill me, for they say,“Who hears?”
  • Deut 32:33 : 33 Their wine is snakes’ poison, the deadly venom of cobras.
  • Rev 12:9 : 9 So that huge dragon– the ancient serpent, the one called the devil and Satan, who deceives the whole world– was thrown down to the earth, and his angels along with him.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

  • Jas 3:5-7
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    5So 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.

    6And 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.

    7For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.

  • Rom 3:13-14
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    13“Their throats are open graves, they deceive with their tongues, the poison of asps is under their lips.”

    14“Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

  • Jas 3:9-11
    3 verses
    74%

    9With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse people made in God’s image.

    10From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. These things should not be so, my brothers and sisters.

    11A spring does not pour out fresh water and bitter water from the same opening, does it?

  • Prov 15:4
    73%

    4Speech that heals is like a life-giving tree, but a perverse speech breaks the spirit.

  • Jas 3:2-3
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    2For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

    3And if we put bits into the mouths of horses to get them to obey us, then we guide their entire bodies.

  • Ps 140:3
    72%

    3Their tongues wound like a serpent; a viper’s venom is behind their lips.(Selah)

  • Ps 10:7
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    7His mouth is full of curses and deceptive, harmful words; his tongue injures and destroys.

  • Ps 34:13
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    13Then make sure you don’t speak evil words or use deceptive speech!

  • 1 Pet 3:10
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    10For the one who wants to love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from uttering deceit.

  • Job 20:16
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    16He sucks the poison of serpents; the fangs of a viper kill him.

  • Prov 17:20
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    20The one who has a perverse heart does not find good, and the one who is deceitful in speech falls into trouble.

  • Eccl 10:11
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    11If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.

  • Prov 16:27
    69%

    27A wicked scoundrel digs up evil, and his slander is like a scorching fire.

  • Ps 58:4
    69%

    4Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

  • Matt 12:34
    69%

    34Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.

  • Ps 52:2
    69%

    2Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.

  • Ps 64:3
    69%

    3They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

  • Jas 1:20
    69%

    20For human anger does not accomplish God’s righteousness.

  • Ps 50:19
    69%

    19You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.

  • Ps 120:3
    69%

    3How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?

  • Prov 23:32
    68%

    32Afterward it bites like a snake, and stings like a viper.

  • Prov 18:21
    68%

    21Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

  • Prov 21:23
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    23The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

  • Ps 36:3
    68%

    3The words he speaks are sinful and deceitful; he does not care about doing what is wise and right.

  • Ps 5:9
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    9For they do not speak the truth; their stomachs are like the place of destruction, their throats like an open grave, their tongues like a steep slope leading into it.

  • Prov 26:18
    68%

    18Like a madman who shoots firebrands and deadly arrows,

  • Job 20:12-13
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    68%

    12“If evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue,

    13if he retains it for himself and does not let it go, and holds it fast in his mouth,

  • Prov 10:31
    68%

    31The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.

  • Prov 15:2
    68%

    2The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

  • Prov 10:19-20
    2 verses
    68%

    19When words abound, transgression is inevitable, but the one who restrains his words is wise.

    20What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.

  • Job 15:5
    68%

    5Your sin inspires your mouth; you choose the language of the crafty.

  • Jas 1:26
    67%

    26If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

  • Prov 26:28
    67%

    28A lying tongue hates those crushed by it, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

  • Titus 3:2-3
    2 verses
    67%

    2They must not slander anyone, but be peaceable, gentle, showing complete courtesy to all people.

    3For we too were once foolish, disobedient, misled, enslaved to various passions and desires, spending our lives in evil and envy, hateful and hating one another.

  • Jude 1:10
    67%

    10But these men do not understand the things they slander, and they are being destroyed by the very things that, like irrational animals, they instinctively comprehend.

  • 2 Pet 2:12
    67%

    12But these men, like irrational animals– creatures of instinct, born to be caught and destroyed– do not understand whom they are insulting, and consequently in their destruction they will be destroyed,

  • Jer 9:8
    67%

    8Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.

  • Prov 12:18
    67%

    18Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

  • Jas 3:15
    67%

    15Such wisdom does not come from above but is earthly, natural, demonic.

  • Jas 1:8
    67%

    8since he is a double-minded individual, unstable in all his ways.

  • Titus 2:8
    66%

    8and a sound message that cannot be criticized, so that any opponent will be at a loss, because he has nothing evil to say about us.