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But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Untamable by Human Strength
Commentators clarify that when James says "no man can tame the tongue," he means no person can do it through their own power. This isn't an excuse for failure, but a statement on the profound difficulty and the effects of the fall. The verse highlights our absolute need for God's help to control our speech.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
But the tongue can no man tame. This does not mean that it is never brought under control, but that it is impossible effectually and certa…
No one (ουδεις). Especially his own tongue and by himself, but one has the help of the Holy Spirit.
A restless evil…
19th Century
Anglican
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly (or, restless) evil, full of deadly poison.—This poison is death-bringing, like a…
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But even though humanity has retained dominion over all kinds of animals, because of the fall they have lost dominion over themselves. When James s…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
But the tongue can no man tame Either his own, or others; not his own, for the man that has the greatest guard upon himself, his wo…
We are taught to dread an unruly tongue as one of the greatest evils. The affairs of humankind are thrown into confusion by the tongues of people. …
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