New Testament · SCRIPTURE
James 3:7
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All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
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For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
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For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;
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ASVAmerican Standard Version
For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind:
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For every nature both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued and has been subdued by the human race,
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James 3
5 In 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.
6 The 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.
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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