James 3:6
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 James 3:6 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
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.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of Gehenna.
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Und die Zunge ist ein Feuer, die Welt der Ungerechtigkeit. Die Zunge ist unter unseren Gliedern gesetzt, als die den ganzen Leib befleckt und den Lauf der Natur anzündet und von der Hölle angezündet wird.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Y la lengua es un fuego, un mundo de maldad. Así la lengua está puesta entre nuestros miembros, la cual contamina todo el cuerpo, é inflama la rueda de la creación, y es inflamada del infierno.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
A língua também é um fogo, o mundo da injustiça; a língua está posta entre os nossos membros, contaminando o corpo todo, inflamando o curso da natureza humana, e sendo inflamada pelo inferno.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
A língua é também um fogo, um mundo de pecaminosidade entre as partes do nosso corpo, que mancha todo o corpo e incendeia o curso da vida. A própria língua é incendiada pelo inferno.
📖 James 3:6 in Context
4Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.
5Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
6And 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.
7For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
8But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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