James 3:8 meaning and explanation
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:8, Berean Standard Bible
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James has just said that every kind of animal has been tamed by humans, and now he draws the sharp contrast: no person can tame the tongue. He speaks to believers, including the teachers he warned in verse 1, and he describes not one unusually cruel person but a common human condition.
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