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James 3:8

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, pfull of deadly poison.

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James 3:8 — The New International Version (NIV)

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

James 3:8 — English Standard Version (ESV)

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

James 3:8 — New Living Translation (NLT)

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

James 3:8 — The New King James Version (NKJV)

But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 — New Century Version (NCV)

but no one can tame the tongue. It is wild and evil and full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 — American Standard Version (ASV)

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

James 3:8 — 1890 Darby Bible (DARBY)

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

James 3:8 — GOD’S WORD Translation (GW)

Yet, no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil filled with deadly poison. 

James 3:8 — The Holman Christian Standard Bible (HCSB)

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

James 3:8 — The New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 — The Lexham English Bible (LEB)

but no human being is able to tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 — New International Reader’s Version (1998) (NIrV)

But no one can control the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.

James 3:8 — New American Standard Bible: 1995 Update (NASB95)

But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.


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