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James 3

James 3:8 KJV (With Strong’s)

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But
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
de (Greek #1161)
but, and, etc.
KJV usage: also, and, but, moreover, now (often unexpressed in English).
Pronounce: deh
Origin: a primary particle (adversative or continuative)
the tongue
glossa (Greek #1100)
the tongue; by implication, a language (specially, one naturally unacquired)
KJV usage: tongue.
Pronounce: gloce-sah'
Origin: of uncertain affinity
can
dunamai (Greek #1410)
to be able or possible
KJV usage: be able, can (do, + -not), could, may, might, be possible, be of power.
Pronounce: doo'-nam-ahee
Origin: of uncertain affinity
no
oudeis (Greek #3762)
not even one (man, woman or thing), i.e. none, nobody, nothing
KJV usage: any (man), aught, man, neither any (thing), never (man), no (man), none (+ of these things), not (any, at all, -thing), nought.
Pronounce: oo-dice'
Origin: οὐδεμία (oo-dem-ee'-ah), and neuter οὐδέν (oo-den') from 3761 and 1520
man
anthropos (Greek #444)
man-faced, i.e. a human being
KJV usage: certain, man.
Pronounce: anth'-ro-pos
Origin: from 435 and ὤψ (the countenance; from 3700)
tame
damazo (Greek #1150)
to tame
KJV usage: tame.
Pronounce: dam-ad'-zo
Origin: a variation of an obsolete primary of the same meaning
; it is an unruly
akataschetos (Greek #183)
unrestrainable
KJV usage: unruly.
Pronounce: ak-at-as'-khet-os
Origin: from 1 (as a negative particle) and a derivative of 2722
evil
kakos (Greek #2556)
worthless (intrinsically, such; whereas 4190 properly refers to effects), i.e. (subjectively) depraved, or (objectively) injurious
KJV usage: bad, evil, harm, ill, noisome, wicked.
Pronounce: kak-os'
Origin: apparently a primary word
, full
mestos (Greek #3324)
of uncertain derivation
KJV usage: replete (literally or figuratively):--full.
Pronounce: mes-tos'
of deadly
thanatephoros (Greek #2287)
death-bearing, i.e. fatal
KJV usage: deadly.
Pronounce: than-at-ay'-for-os
Origin: from (the feminine form of) 2288 and 5342
o poison
ios (Greek #2447)
rust (as if emitted by metals); also venom (as emitted by serpents)
KJV usage: poison, rust.
Pronounce: ee-os'
Origin: perhaps from εἶμι (to go) or ἵημι (to send)
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Psa. 140:3• 3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. (Psa. 140:3)
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Rom. 3:13• 13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: (Rom. 3:13)

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Ministry on This Verse

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an unruly.
James 3:6• 6And 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. (James 3:6)
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Psa. 55:21• 21The 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. (Psa. 55:21)
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Psa. 57:4• 4My 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. (Psa. 57:4)
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Psa. 59:7• 7Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear? (Psa. 59:7)
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Psa. 64:3‑4• 3Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
 4That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not. (Psa. 64:3‑4)
full.
Deut. 32:33• 33Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps. (Deut. 32:33)
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Psa. 58:4• 4Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear; (Psa. 58:4)
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Psa. 140:3• 3They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah. (Psa. 140:3)
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Eccl. 10:11• 11Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. (Eccl. 10:11)
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Rom. 3:13• 13Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: (Rom. 3:13)
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Rev. 12:9• 9And 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. (Rev. 12:9)
• Not only does it defile the body, but it can poison the mind. It has been truly said, "Many according to the flesh would avoid giving a blow, who cannot restrain a passionate or hard word against a neighbor." (“The Evil of the Flesh: James 3-4” by H. Smith)
• Speech is the great avenue by which the heart of man expresses itself, and hence the only way to really tame the tongue is to tame the heart. But this is a thing impossible to man. The grace and power of God are needed for it. (“James 3” by F.B. Hole)

J. N. Darby Translation

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but the tongue can no one among men tame; it is an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.

W. Kelly Translation

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but the tongue is none of men able to tame; an unsettleda evil, full of deadly poison.

WK Translation Notes

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The RV rejects "unruly" of the KJV for "restless."