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James 3:8-9
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but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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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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Psalms 140:3
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Romans 3:13
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Genesis 1:26,27
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1 Corinthians 11:7
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