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James 3:6

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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.

And {G2532} the tongue {G1100} is a fire {G4442}, a world {G2889} of iniquity {G93}: so {G3779} is {G2525} the tongue {G1100} among {G1722} our {G2257} members {G3196}, that it defileth {G4695} the whole {G3650} body {G4983}, and {G2532} setteth on fire {G5394} the course {G5164} of nature {G1078}; and {G2532} it is set on fire {G5394} of {G5259} hell {G1067}.

Yes, the tongue is a fire, a world of wickedness. The tongue is so placed in our body that it defiles every part of it, setting ablaze the whole of our life; and it is set on fire by Gei-Hinnom itself.

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

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Cross-References

  • Psalms 120:2 (50 votes)

    Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, [and] from a deceitful tongue.

  • Psalms 120:3 (50 votes)

    What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

  • Proverbs 16:27 (26 votes)

    ¶ An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips [there is] as a burning fire.

  • Mark 7:15 (24 votes)

    There is nothing from without a man, that entering into him can defile him: but the things which come out of him, those are they that defile the man.

  • Matthew 15:11 (15 votes)

    Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

  • Matthew 15:20 (15 votes)

    These are [the things] which defile a man: but to eat with unwashen hands defileth not a man.

  • Mark 7:20 (12 votes)

    And he said, That which cometh out of the man, that defileth the man.