James 3:8
“But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 James 3:8 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless plague! It is charged with deadly poison!
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
die Zunge aber kann keiner der Menschen bändigen: sie ist ein unstetes Übel, voll tödlichen Giftes.
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Pero ningún hombre puede domar la lengua, que es un mal que no puede ser refrenado; llena de veneno mortal.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Mas nenhum ser humano consegue dominar a língua; ela é um mal que não se cansa, cheia de veneno mortal.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
mas, quanto à língua, ninguém entre os homens é capaz de domá-la. Ela é um mal incontrolável, cheio de veneno mortal.
📖 James 3:8 in Context
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.
9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
10Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
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