For every species of animals and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is being tamed and has been tamed by the human species, but no human being is able to tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless the[a] Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:9 Or possibly “our,” if the Greek article is understood as a possessive pronoun