(A)His mouth is full of cursing and (B)deceit and oppression;
Under his tongue is trouble and iniquity.

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His mouth is full(A) of lies and threats;(B)
    trouble and evil are under his tongue.(C)

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14 (A)Behold, the wicked brings forth iniquity;
Yes, he conceives trouble and brings forth falsehood.

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14 Whoever is pregnant with evil
    conceives trouble and gives birth(A) to disillusionment.

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12 “Though evil is sweet in his mouth,
And he hides it under his tongue,

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12 “Though evil(A) is sweet in his mouth
    and he hides it under his tongue,(B)

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And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (C)full of deadly poison.

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Footnotes

  1. James 3:6 unrighteousness
  2. James 3:6 existence
  3. James 3:6 Gr. Gehenna

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)

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(D)

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They sharpen their tongues like a serpent;
The (A)poison of asps is under their lips. Selah

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They make their tongues as sharp as(A) a serpent’s;
    the poison of vipers(B) is on their lips.[a]

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  1. Psalm 140:3 The Hebrew has Selah (a word of uncertain meaning) here and at the end of verses 5 and 8.

(A)They scoff and speak wickedly concerning oppression;
They (B)speak [a]loftily.

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  1. Psalm 73:8 Proudly

They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)

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Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
(A)And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,

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They sharpen their tongues like swords(A)
    and aim cruel words like deadly arrows.(B)

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12 (A)For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips,
Let them even be taken in their pride,
And for the cursing and lying which they speak.

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12 For the sins of their mouths,(A)
    for the words of their lips,(B)
    let them be caught in their pride.(C)
For the curses and lies they utter,

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You love all devouring words,
You deceitful tongue.

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You love every harmful word,
    you deceitful tongue!(A)

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The words of his mouth are wickedness and deceit;
(A)He has ceased to be wise and to do good.

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The words of their mouths(A) are wicked and deceitful;(B)
    they fail to act wisely(C) or do good.(D)

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13 “Their(A) throat is an open [a]tomb;
With their tongues they have practiced deceit”;
(B)“The poison of asps is under their lips”;
14 “Whose(C) mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.”

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  1. Romans 3:13 grave

13 “Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”[a](A)
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”[b](B)
14     “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”[c](C)

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  1. Romans 3:13 Psalm 5:9
  2. Romans 3:13 Psalm 140:3
  3. Romans 3:14 Psalm 10:7 (see Septuagint)

34 (A)Brood[a] of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? (B)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

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  1. Matthew 12:34 Offspring

34 You brood of vipers,(A) how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks(B) what the heart is full of.

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Your dwelling place is in the midst of deceit;
Through deceit they refuse to know Me,” says the Lord.

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You[a] live in the midst of deception;(A)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

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  1. Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)