James 3:6

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Summary

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.

A world

It is

Revelation 12:9

General references

Matthew 15:18

Mark 7:20

Bible References

A world

Do not they blaspheme the worthy name by which ye are called?

But the Pharisees, hearing it, said, This man doth not cast out the demons, except through Beelzebul, the prince of the demons.

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

Nothing that entereth into a man from without can defile him; but the things that come out of him are what defile a man.

And the chief priests and the whole council sought for testimony against Jesus in order to put him to death; and they found none.

and set up false witnesses, who said, This man ceaseth not to speak words against the holy place, and the Law.

And from among yourselves will men arise speaking perverse things, to draw away the disciples after them.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have practised deceit. The poison of asps is under their lips.

But I exhort your brethren, to mark those who are causing divisions and offences, contrary to the doctrine which ye learned; and avoid them.

But fornication, and all uncleanness, or covetousness, let it not even be named among you, as becometh saints,

but now put ye away all these, anger, wrath, malice, evilspeaking, filthy language out of your mouth.

and in all deceit of unrighteousness for those who are perishing; because they received not the love of the truth, that they might be saved.

whose mouths must be stopped, since they overturn whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for the sake of base gain.

But there arose false prophets also among the people, as there will be false teachers among you also, who will stealthily bring in destructive factions, even denying the Lord that bought them; bringing upon themselves swift destruction.

knowing this first, that there will come in the last days open scoffers following their own lusts,

Wherefore, if I come, I will bring to remembrance his deeds which he doeth, prating against us with malicious words; and not content therewith, he himself doth not receive the brethren, and those that would he forbiddeth, and casteth them out of the church.

Yet in like manner these dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and rail at dignities.

But I have a few things against thee; thou hast there them that hold the teaching of Balaam, who taught Balak to put a stumblingblock in the way of the sons of Israel, and to eat things sacrificed to idols, and to commit fornication.

And I stood upon the sand of the sea. And I saw a beast coming up out of the sea, having ten horns and seven heads, and upon his horns ten diadems, and upon his heads names of blasphemy.

and the light of a lamp shall shine no more in thee, and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride shall be heard in thee no more; for thy merchants were the great men of the earth; for by thy sorcery were all the nations deceived.

And the beast was seized and he who was with him, the false prophet who wrought the signs in his presence, with which he deceived those who received the mark of the beast, and who worshipped his image; the two were cast alive into the lake of fire burning with brimstone.

It is

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have pity on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.

But Peter said, Ananias, why did Satan fill thy heart that thou shouldst lie to the Holy Spirit, and keep back part of the price of the land?

For such are false apostles, deceitful workmen, transforming themselves into apostles of Christ.

[he,] whose coming is after the working of Satan with all power, and signs, and wonders of falsehood,

And the great dragon was cast down, the old serpent, called the Devil and Satan, who deceiveth the whole world; he was cast down to the earth, and his angels were cast down with him.

General references

But the things which proceed from the mouth come out of the heart; and these defile a man.

And he said, That which cometh out of a man, that defileth a man.