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James 3

Stg. 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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Sal. 140:3• 3Aguzaron su lengua como la serpiente; Veneno de áspid hay debajo de sus labios. (Selah.) (Sal. 140:3)
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Ro. 3:13• 13Sepulcro abierto es su garganta; Con sus lenguas tratan engañosamente; Veneno de áspides está debajo de sus labios; (Ro. 3:13)

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Ministry on This Verse

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an unruly.
Stg. 3:6• 6Y la lengua es un fuego, un mundo de maldad. Así la lengua está puesta entre nuestros miembros, la cual contamina todo el cuerpo, é inflama la rueda de la creación, y es inflamada del infierno. (Stg. 3:6)
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Sal. 55:21• 21Ablandan más que manteca su boca, Pero guerra hay en su corazón: Suavizan sus palabras más que el aceite, Mas ellas son cuchillos. (Sal. 55:21)
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Sal. 57:4• 4Mi vida está entre leones; Estoy echado entre hijos de hombres encendidos: Sus dientes son lanzas y saetas, Y su lengua cuchillo agudo. (Sal. 57:4)
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Sal. 59:7• 7He aquí proferirán con su boca; Cuchillos están en sus labios, Porque dicen: ¿ Quién oye? (Sal. 59:7)
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Sal. 64:3‑4• 3Que amolaron su lengua como cuchillo, Y armaron por su saeta palabra amarga;
 4Para asaetear á escondidas al íntegro: De improviso lo asaetean, y no temen. (Sal. 64:3‑4)
full.
Dt. 32:33• 33Veneno de dragones es su vino, Y ponzoña cruel de áspides. (Dt. 32:33)
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Sal. 58:4• 4Veneno tienen semejante al veneno de la serpiente: Son como áspide sordo que cierra su oído; (Sal. 58:4)
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Sal. 140:3• 3Aguzaron su lengua como la serpiente; Veneno de áspid hay debajo de sus labios. (Selah.) (Sal. 140:3)
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Ec. 10:11• 11Muerde la serpiente cuando no está encantada, y el lenguaraz no es mejor. (Ec. 10:11)
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Ro. 3:13• 13Sepulcro abierto es su garganta; Con sus lenguas tratan engañosamente; Veneno de áspides está debajo de sus labios; (Ro. 3:13)
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Ap. 12:9• 9Y fué lanzado fuera aquel gran dragón, la serpiente antigua, que se llama Diablo y Satanás, el cual engaña á todo el mundo; fué arrojado en tierra, y sus ángeles fueron arrojados con él. (Ap. 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."