James 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Cross References
- Psalms 127:3 Lo, children are an heritage of the LORD: and the fruit of the womb is his reward.
- Romans 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
- Ecclesiastes 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
- Deuteronomy 32:33 Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
- Psalms 55:21 The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet were they drawn swords.
- Psalms 57:4 My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
- Psalms 58:4 Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
- Psalms 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
- Psalms 64:3-4 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words: That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
- James 3:6 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
- Revelation 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.