Treasury of Scripture Knowledge But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison. an unruly. James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell. Psalm 55:21 They are divided by the wrath of his countenance, and his heart hath drawn near. His words are smoother than oil, and the same are darts. Psalm 57:4 And he hath delivered my soul from the midst of the young lions. I slept troubled. The sons of men, whose teeth are weapons and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword. Psalm 59:7 Behold they shall speak with their mouth, and a sword is in their lips: for who, say they, hath heard us? Psalm 64:3,4 For they have whetted their tongues like a sword; they have bent their bow a bitter thing, . . . full. Deuteronomy 32:33 Their wine is the gall of dragons, and the venom of asps, which is incurable. Psalm 58:4 Their madness is according to the likeness of a serpent: like the deaf asp that stoppeth her ears: Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of asps is under their lips. Ecclesiastes 10:11 If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly. Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips. Revelation 12:9 And that great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, who seduceth the whole world. And he was cast unto the earth: and his angels were thrown down with him. Context Taming the Tongue…7For every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of the rest is tamed and hath been tamed, by the nature of man. 8But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison. 9By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men who are made after the likeness of God.… Cross References Psalm 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent: the venom of asps is under their lips. Proverbs 17:20 He that is of a perverse heart, shall not find good: and he that perverteth his tongue, shall fall into evil. Ecclesiastes 10:11 If a serpent bite in silence, he is nothing better that backbiteth secretly. Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre: with their tongues they have dealt deceitfully. The venom of asps is under their lips. James 3:7 For every nature of beasts and of birds and of serpents and of the rest is tamed and hath been tamed, by the nature of man. Lexicon butδὲ (de) Conjunction Strong's Greek 1161: A primary particle; but, and, etc. no οὐδεὶς (oudeis) Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 3762: No one, none, nothing. man ἀνθρώπων (anthrōpōn) Noun - Genitive Masculine Plural Strong's Greek 444: A man, one of the human race. From aner and ops; man-faced, i.e. A human being. can δύναται (dynatai) Verb - Present Indicative Middle or Passive - 3rd Person Singular Strong's Greek 1410: (a) I am powerful, have (the) power, (b) I am able, I can. Of uncertain affinity; to be able or possible. tame δαμάσαι (damasai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active Strong's Greek 1150: To tame, subdue, involving obedience and restraint. A variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning; to tame. the τὴν (tēn) Article - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the. tongue. γλῶσσαν (glōssan) Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 1100: The tongue; by implication, a language. [It is] a restless ἀκατάστατον (akatastaton) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 182: Unsettled, unstable (though these are hardly strong enough equivalents), almost anarchic. Inconstant. evil, κακόν (kakon) Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singular Strong's Greek 2556: Bad, evil, in the widest sense. Apparently a primary word; worthless, i.e. depraved, or injurious. full μεστὴ (mestē) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Singular Strong's Greek 3324: Full, filled with. Of uncertain derivation. of deadly θανατηφόρου (thanatēphorou) Adjective - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2287: Death-bringing, deadly. From thanatos and phero; death-bearing, i.e. Fatal. poison. ἰοῦ (iou) Noun - Genitive Masculine Singular Strong's Greek 2447: Poison, rust; an arrow. Perhaps from eimi or hiemi; rust; also venom. Additional Translations but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. but no one of men is able to subdue the tongue; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. But the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison. but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison. But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. But the tongue no man or woman is able to tame. It is an ever-busy mischief, and is full of deadly poison. But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, Jump to Previous Able Controlled Deadly Death Evil Full Human Mischief Nobody Poison Restless Subdue Tame Tongue Unresting Unruly UnsettledJump to Next Able Controlled Deadly Death Evil Full Human Mischief Nobody Poison Restless Subdue Tame Tongue Unresting Unruly UnsettledExternal Links James 3:8 NIVJames 3:8 NLT James 3:8 ESV James 3:8 NASB James 3:8 ASV James 3:8 Bible Apps James 3:8 Biblia Paralela James 3:8 Chinese Bible James 3:8 French Bible James 3:8 German Bible Alphabetical: a and but can deadly evil full is It man no of one poison restless tame the tongue NT Letters: James 3:8 But nobody can tame the tongue (Ja Jas. Jam) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |
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