James 3:8-11

English Standard Version

⁸ but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, ^(A)full of deadly poison. ⁹ With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people ^(B)who are made in the likeness of God. ¹⁰ From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers,^[a] these things ought not to be so. ¹¹ Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water?