James 3:5-9

⁵In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

⁶The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

⁷All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

⁸but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

⁹With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

— James 3:5-9

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Cross References for James 3:5-9

• Psalm 120:2-3
• Proverbs 18:21
• Proverbs 16:27
• Psalm 140:3
• Mark 7:15
• Romans 3:13
• Jeremiah 9:3-8
• Proverbs 12:18
• Proverbs 15:2
• Matthew 15:11-20

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