Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body,
New American Standard Bible
And
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.
A Conservative Version
And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell.
American Standard Version
And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Amplified
And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by
An Understandable Version
And the tongue is [like] a fire [i.e., like that spark]. [For] the tongue, as a part of the body, is [like] the world of evil. It corrupts the entire life [of a person] and inflames the course of nature itself [i.e., it affects a person throughout his whole earthly existence], and is ignited by hell itself [i.e., the evil produced by the fiery tongue has hell as its source and destiny].
Anderson New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity. So is the tongue placed among our members, defiling the whole body, setting on fire the course of life, and being set on fire by hell.
Bible in Basic English
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
Common New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of evil among the members of the body. The tongue corrupts our whole person, sets the whole course of our life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Daniel Mace New Testament
the tongue is a brand that sets the world in a combustion: it is but one of the numerous organs of the body, yet it can blast whole assemblies: tipp'd with infernal sulphur it sets the whole train of life in a blaze.
Darby Translation
and the tongue is fire, the world of unrighteousness; the tongue is set in our members, the defiler of the whole body, and which sets fire to the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Godbey New Testament
The tongue, a fire, the world of iniquity: the tongue sits down in the midst of our members, and corrupting the whole body, and setting on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire from hell.
Goodspeed New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of wrong the tongue proves in our bodies, soiling the whole body and setting fire to the whole round of nature, and set on fire itself by hell.
John Wesley New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: it is the tongue among the members which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
Julia Smith Translation
(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.
King James 2000
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And the tongue [is] a fire! The world of unrighteousness, the tongue, is set among our members, defiling the whole body and setting on fire {the course of human existence}, being set on fire by hell.
Modern King James verseion
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. So the tongue is set among our members, spotting all the body and inflaming the course of nature, and being inflamed by hell.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.
Moffatt New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, the tongue proves a very world of mischief among our members, staining the whole of the body and setting fire to the round circle of existence with a flame fed by hell.
Montgomery New Testament
And the tongue is a fire; it is a very world of iniquity among our members, defiling the whole body, and setting on fire the wheel of nature, and is itself set on fire by hell.
NET Bible
And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence -- and is set on fire by hell.
New Heart English Bible
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Noyes New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity! The tongue among our members is that which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.
Sawyer New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, the tongue is made a world of wickedness among our members, it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature and is set on fire by hell.
The Emphasized Bible
And, the tongue, is a fire, - as , the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: in such manner is the tongue placed among our members, that it defileth all the body, and setteth on fire the circle of nature; and is set on fire of hell.
Twentieth Century New Testament
And the tongue is like a spark. Among the members of our body it proves itself a very world of mischief; it contaminates the whole body; it sets the wheels of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by the flames of the Pit.
Webster
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 from hell.
Weymouth New Testament
And the tongue is a fire. That world of iniquity, the tongue, is placed within us spotting and soiling our whole nature, and setting the whole round of our lives on fire, being itself set on fire by Gehenna.
Williams New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle of man's nature, and itself is set on fire by hell.
World English Bible
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.
Worrell New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity! the tongue is placed among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by Hell.
Worsley New Testament
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our several parts, defiling the whole body, inflaming the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
Youngs Literal Translation
and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.
Themes
Defilement » What defiles a man
Eternal » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
Everlasting » For punishments, ancient modes of hell » Greek, gehenna), the place of punishment
Evil » Speech evil speaking » General references to
Evil » Speech evil speaking » Warnings against
Evil » Speaking » Warnings against
Fire » Illustrative of » The tongue
Gehenna » Greek, the place of punishment
Hell » In the rv the greek word "gehenna" is translated "hell" in the following scriptures
Speaking, evil » General references to
Speaking, evil » Warnings against
Speech » Evil, general references to
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References
Word Count of 37 Translations in James 3:6
Prayers for James 3:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
Restraining The Tongue
5
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things.
Names
Cross References
Proverbs 16:27
and his speech is like a scorching fire.
Genesis 3:4-6
“No! You will not die,” the serpent said to the woman.
Leviticus 24:11
Her son cursed and blasphemed the Name,
Numbers 25:2
The women invited them to the sacrifices for their gods, and the people ate and bowed in worship to their gods.
Numbers 31:16
“Yet they are the ones who, at Balaam’s advice, incited the Israelites to unfaithfulness against the Lord in the Peor incident, so that the plague came against the Lord’s community.
Judges 12:4-6
Then Jephthah gathered all of the men of Gilead. They fought and defeated Ephraim, because Ephraim had said, “You Gileadites are Ephraimite fugitives in the territories of Ephraim and Manasseh.”
Judges 16:15-20
“How can you say, ‘I love you,’”
1 Samuel 22:9-17
Then Doeg the Edomite,
2 Samuel 13:26-29
“If not,” Absalom said, “please let my brother Amnon go with us.”
The king asked him, “Why should he go with you?”
2 Samuel 15:2-6
He would get up early and stand beside the road leading to the city gate.
2 Samuel 16:20-2
Then Absalom said to Ahithophel, “Give me your advice. What should we do?”
2 Samuel 19:43-1
The men of Israel answered the men of Judah: “We have 10 shares in the king,
1 Kings 21:5-15
Then his wife Jezebel came to him and said to him, “Why are you so upset that you refuse to eat?”
2 Chronicles 10:13-16
Then the king answered them harshly. King Rehoboam rejected the elders’ advice
2 Chronicles 13:17
Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 choice men of Israel were killed.
Psalm 64:3
and aim bitter words like arrows,
Psalm 120:2-3
and a deceitful tongue.”
Psalm 140:3
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.
Proverbs 1:10-14
don’t be persuaded.
Proverbs 6:19
and one who stirs up trouble among brothers.
Proverbs 7:5
a stranger with her flattering talk.
Proverbs 7:21-23
she lures with her flattering
Proverbs 15:1
but a harsh word stirs up wrath.
Proverbs 26:20-21
without a gossip, conflict dies down.
Isaiah 30:27
His anger burning and heavy with smoke.
His lips are full of fury,
and His tongue is like a consuming fire.
Jeremiah 20:10
“Terror is on every side!
Report him; let’s report him!”
Everyone I trusted
“Perhaps he will be deceived
so that we might prevail against him
and take our vengeance on him.”
Jeremiah 28:16
Therefore, this is what the Lord says: ‘I am about to send you off the face of the earth. You will die this year because you have spoken rebellion against the Lord.’”
Matthew 5:22
Matthew 12:24
When the Pharisees heard this, they said, “The man drives out demons only by Beelzebul, the ruler of the demons.”
Matthew 12:32-36
Matthew 15:11-20
Mark 7:15
Mark 7:20-22
Then He said,
Mark 14:55-57
The chief priests and the whole Sanhedrin
Luke 16:24
Acts 5:3
Then Peter said, “Ananias, why has Satan filled your heart
Acts 6:13
They also presented false witnesses who said, “This man does not stop speaking blasphemous words against this holy place and the law.
Acts 20:30
And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.
Romans 3:13-14
they deceive with their tongues.
Vipers’ venom is under their lips.
Romans 16:17-18
Now I urge you, brothers, to watch out for those who cause dissensions and obstacles contrary to the doctrine you have learned.
2 Corinthians 11:13-15
For such people are false apostles,
Ephesians 5:3-4
But sexual immorality
Colossians 3:8-9
But now you must also put away
2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
The coming of the lawless one is based on Satan’s working, with all kinds of false miracles, signs, and wonders,
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to silence them; they overthrow whole households by teaching what they shouldn’t in order to get money dishonestly.
James 2:7
Don’t they blaspheme the noble name that was pronounced over you at your baptism?
2 Peter 2:1-2
But there were also false prophets
2 Peter 3:3
First, be aware of this: Scoffers will come in the last days
3 John 1:10
This is why, if I come, I will remind him of the works he is doing, slandering
Jude 1:8-10
Nevertheless, these dreamers likewise defile their flesh, reject authority, and blaspheme glorious ones.
Jude 1:15-18
and to convict them
of all their ungodly
that they have done in an ungodly way,
and of all the harsh things ungodly sinners
have said against Him.
Revelation 2:14-15
Revelation 12:9
So the great dragon was thrown out—the ancient serpent,
Revelation 13:1-5
And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea.
Revelation 13:14
He deceives those who live on the earth
Revelation 18:23
will never shine in you again;
and the voice of a groom and bride
will never be heard in you again.
All this will happen
because your merchants
were the nobility of the earth,
because all the nations were deceived
by your sorcery,
Revelation 19:20
But the beast was taken prisoner, and along with him the false prophet, who had performed the signs in his presence. He deceived those who accepted the mark of the beast and those who worshiped his image with these signs.
Deuteronomy 13:6
“If your brother, the son of your mother,