Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Jam 3:8 — But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Phrase of Scripture   Correlating Passages TSK Help

an unruly   Jam 3:6; Psa 55:21; Psa 57:4; Psa 59:7; Psa 64:3,4
full   Deu 32:33; Psa 58:4; Psa 140:3; Ecc 10:11; Rom 3:13; Rev 12:9
Correlating Passages
an unruly
Jam 3:6 And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Psa 55:21 [The words] of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war [was] in his heart: his words were softer than oil, yet [were] they drawn swords.
Psa 57:4 My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
Psa 59:7 Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords [are] in their lips: for who, [say they], doth hear?
Psa 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, [and] bend [their bows to shoot] their arrows, [even] bitter words:
Psa 64:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
full
Deu 32:33 Their wine [is] the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
Psa 58:4 Their poison [is] like the poison of a serpent: [they are] like the deaf adder [that] stoppeth her ear;
Psa 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison [is] under their lips. Selah.
Ecc 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
Rom 3:13 Their throat [is] an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps [is] under their lips:
Rev 12:9 And the great dragon was cast out, that old serpent, called the Devil, and Satan, which deceiveth the whole world: he was cast out into the earth, and his angels were cast out with him.

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Scott, Thomas. "James 3:8," The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Blue Letter Bible. 1836. 9 Jul 2004. .
<http://www.blueletterbible.org/tsk_b/Jam/3/8.html>.

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