James 3:5
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James 3:5
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So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and {yet} it boasts of great things.
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
James 3:6
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And the tongue is a fire, the {very} world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of {our} life, and is set on fire by hell.
James 3:7
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For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.
James 3:8
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But no one can tame the tongue; {it is} a restless evil {and} full of deadly poison.
James 3:9
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With it we bless {our} Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
James 3:10
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from the same mouth come {both} blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
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