Jas.3.6

James 3:6

KJV

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.

Taming the Tongue

Cross References

Psalm 120:2

KJV

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

In My Distress I Cried to the LORD

A song of ascents.

Psalm 120:3

KJV

What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?

In My Distress I Cried to the LORD

A song of ascents.

Proverbs 16:27

KJV

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

The Reply of the Tongue Is from the LORD

Isaiah 50:11

KJV

Behold, all ye that kindle a fire, that compass yourselves about with sparks: walk in the light of your fire, and in the sparks that ye have kindled. This shall ye have of mine hand; ye shall lie down in sorrow.

The Servant’s Obedience

Matthew 5:22

KJV Jesus

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

Anger and Reconciliation

Matthew 12:36

KJV Jesus

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Good and Bad Fruit

Matthew 15:11

KJV Jesus

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

What Defiles a Man

Matthew 15:18

KJV Jesus

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

What Defiles a Man

The Heart of Man

James 3:7

KJV

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: