Santiago 3:8
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Context
This verse from Santiago Chapter 3 connects to 10 cross-references. La lengua es un miembro pequeño pero se jacta de grandes cosas — como un pequeño fuego que incendia un gran bosque. Ningún hombre puede domar la lengua; de la misma fuente no pueden salir agua dulce y amarga.
Otras traducciones
but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
Referencias cruzadas
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Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their …