James 3:8

Taming the Tongue

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.

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Berean Standard Bible
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
American Standard Version (1901)
but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
Bible in Basic English
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
Douay-Rheims 1899
But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.
Free Bible Version
but no one can tame the tongue—it's an evil thing, hard to control, full of deadly poison.
Geneva Bible 1599
But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.
King James (Authorized) Version
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Plain English Version
But nobody can control their own tongue properly. It is always saying bad things and hurting people, like it has poison in it, just like a cheeky snake.
Translation for Translators
no person ◄on his own/by himself► is able to control what he says [MTY]. And when people say evil things, it shows that they are unstable/uncontrolled and wicked [MTY]. As the poison of a snake kills people [MTY], we harm others [MET] by what we say.
Unlocked Literal Bible
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Noah Webster Bible
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
World English Bible
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Young's Literal Translation
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,