6 And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).

7 For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.

8 But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.

James 3:6-8, Amplified Bible. Copyright © 2015 by The Lockman Foundation.
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