Verse 8

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

Referenced Verses

• Rom 3:13 : 13 Their that is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
• Ps 140:3 : 3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their li. Selah.
• Jas 3:6 : 6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
• Eccl 10:11 : 11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
• Ps 64:3-4 : 3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: 4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
• Ps 55:21 : 21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
• Ps 57:4 : 4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
• Ps 58:4 : 4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
• Ps 59:7 : 7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their li: for who, say they, doth hear?
• Deut 32:33 : 33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
• Rev 12:9 : 9 And the gat dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels we cast out with him.