James 3:7 - Forerunner Commentary

James 3:7

5 Even so ^athe tongue is a little member and ^bboasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!

6 And ^athe tongue is a fire, a world of¹ iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it ^bdefiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of² nature; and it is set on fire by³ hell.

7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, ^afull of deadly poison.

9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made ^ain the similitude of God.

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Definitions of words in James 3:7:

Beast {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Beast {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

By {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
By {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Creature {Easton's Bible Dictionary}
Creature {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

For {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Mankind {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Reptile {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Sea {International Standard Bible Encyclopedia}

Bird {Easton's Bible Dictionary}

Other definition entries containing James 3:7:

Serpent {Easton's}
Busybody {I.S.B.E.}
Cage {I.S.B.E.}
James, Epistle Of {I.S.B.E.}
Mankind {I.S.B.E.}
Natural; Nature {I.S.B.E.}
Serpent {I.S.B.E.}
Serpent-charming {I.S.B.E.}

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