James 3:6 meaning and explanation
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.
James 3:6, Berean Standard Bible
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James is writing to scattered believers under pressure, and in this chapter he warns that teachers face stricter judgment. Picking up the fire image from verse 5, he calls the tongue a world of wickedness, a whole realm of injustice in miniature.
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