James 3:8

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

Berean Standard Bible
Other translations

King James Version

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.

American Standard Version

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

Geneva Bible 1599

But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.

Darby Translation

but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing 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,

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.

In context

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

9With 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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