- The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
- but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
- Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.
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- And the tongue is a fire, the very world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life, and is set on fire by hell.
- For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.
- But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.
- With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
- from the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
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