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James 3:8
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James 3:8
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8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (A)full of deadly poison.
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James 3:8
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James 3:8
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8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(A)
Romans 3:13
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Romans 3:13
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13 (A)“Their throat is (B)an open grave;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
(C)“The venom of asps is under their lips.”
Romans 3:13
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Romans 3:13
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Psalm 140:3
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Psalm 140:3
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3 They make (A)their tongue sharp as (B)a serpent's,
and (C)under their lips is the (D)venom of asps. Selah
Psalm 140:3
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Psalm 140:3
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Footnotes
- Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.
James 3:6
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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James 3:6
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6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
Psalm 57:4
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Psalm 57:4
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4 My soul is in the midst of (A)lions;
I lie down amid fiery beasts—
the children of man, whose (B)teeth are spears and arrows,
whose (C)tongues are sharp swords.
Psalm 57:4
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Psalm 57:4
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Psalm 55:21
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Psalm 55:21
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21 His (A)speech was (B)smooth as butter,
yet war was in his heart;
his words were softer than oil,
yet they were (C)drawn swords.
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Psalm 55:21
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Psalm 64:3-4
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Psalm 64:3-4
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3 who (A)whet their tongues like swords,
who (B)aim bitter words like arrows,
4 shooting from (C)ambush at the blameless,
shooting at him suddenly and (D)without fear.
Psalm 64:3-4
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Psalm 64:3-4
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Psalm 59:7
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Psalm 59:7
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7 There they are, (A)bellowing with their mouths
with (B)swords in their lips—
for (C)“Who,” they think,[a] “will hear us?”
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- Psalm 59:7 Hebrew lacks they think
Psalm 59:7
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Psalm 59:7
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Psalm 58:4
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Psalm 58:4
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4 (A)They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,
Psalm 58:4
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Psalm 58:4
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4 Their venom is like the venom of a snake,(A)
like that of a cobra that has stopped its ears,
Ecclesiastes 10:11
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Ecclesiastes 10:11
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11 If the serpent bites before it is (A)charmed,
there is no advantage to the charmer.
Ecclesiastes 10:11
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Ecclesiastes 10:11
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11 If a snake bites before it is charmed,
the charmer receives no fee.(A)
Deuteronomy 32:33
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Deuteronomy 32:33
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33 their wine is the poison of (A)serpents
and the cruel venom of asps.
Deuteronomy 32:33
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Deuteronomy 32:33
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33 Their wine is the venom of serpents,
the deadly poison of cobras.(A)
Revelation 12:9
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Revelation 12:9
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9 And (A)the great dragon was thrown down, (B)that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, (C)the deceiver of the whole world—(D)he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.
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