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James 3:8
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James 3:8
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8 but no one can tame the tongue—a restless[a] evil, full of deadly poison.(A)
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- 3.8 Other ancient authorities read uncontrollable
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 “Their throats are opened graves;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of vipers is under their lips.”(A)
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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 their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
and under their lips is the venom of vipers. Selah(A)
Psalm 140:3
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Psalm 140:3
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- 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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6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](A)
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- 3.6 Gk Gehenna
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 I lie down among lions
that greedily devour[a] human prey;
their teeth are spears and arrows,
their tongues sharp swords.(A)
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- 57.4 Cn: Heb are aflame for
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 with speech smoother than butter
but with a heart set on war,
with words that were softer than oil
but in fact were drawn swords.(A)
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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 whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,(A)
4 shooting from ambush at the blameless;
they shoot suddenly and without fear.(B)
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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Psalm 58:4
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Psalm 58:4
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4 They have venom like the venom of a serpent,
like the deaf adder that stops its ear,(A)
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 snake bites before it is charmed,
there is no advantage in a charmer.(A)
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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 serpents,
the cruel venom of asps.(A)
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 The great dragon was thrown down, that ancient serpent, who is called the devil and Satan, the deceiver of the whole world—he was thrown down to the earth, and his angels were thrown down with him.(A)
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