Parallel Bible results for "James 3:8-9"

James 3:8-9

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8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.
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