"But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
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Their wine is the poison of dragons, and the cruel venom of asps.
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.
Their poison is like the poison of a serpent: they are like the deaf adder that stoppeth her ear;
Behold, they belch out with their mouth: swords are in their lips: for who, say they, doth hear?
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.
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.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
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.
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,