No Bibles. No churches. No Christians. But your gift can change that!

Compare Translations for James 3:8

PREVIOUS James 3:7 NEXT James 3:9
Holman Christian Standard Bible
8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (CSB)
English Standard Version
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (ESV)
King James Version
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (KJV)
The Message Bible
8 but you can't tame a tongue - it's never been done. The tongue runs wild, a wanton killer.
Read James (MSG)
New American Standard Bible
8 But no one can tame the tongue; it is a restless evil and full of deadly poison.
Read James (NAS)
New International Version
8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (NIV)
New King James Version
8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (NKJV)
New Living Translation
8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (NLT)
New Revised Standard
8 but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (NRS)
American Standard Version
8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.
Read James (ASV)
The Bible in Basic English
8 But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
Read James (BBE)
Common English Bible
8 No one can tame the tongue, though. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (CEB)
Common English Bible w/ Apocrypha
8 No one can tame the tongue, though. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (CEBA)
The Complete Jewish Bible
8 but the tongue no one can tame - it is an unstable and evil thing, full of death-dealing poison!
Read James (CJB)
The Darby Translation
8 but the tongue can no one among men tame; [it is] an unsettled evil, full of death-bringing poison.
Read James (DBY)
Good News Translation
8 But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.
Read James (GNT)
Good News Translation w/ Apocrypha
8 But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.
Read James (GNTA)
GOD'S WORD Translation
8 Yet, no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil filled with deadly poison.
Read James (GW)
Hebrew Names Version
8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (HNV)
Jubilee Bible 2000
8 but no man can tame the tongue, which is an evil that cannot be restrained and is full of deadly poison.
Read James (JUB)
King James Version w/ Apocrypha
8 But the tongue can no man tame ; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (KJVA)
Lexham English Bible
8 but no human being is able to tame the tongue. [It is] a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (LEB)
New Century Version
8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is wild and evil and full of deadly poison.
Read James (NCV)
New International Reader's Version
8 But no one can control the tongue. It is an evil thing that never rests. It is full of deadly poison.
Read James (NIRV)
New Revised Standard w/ Apocrypha
8 but no one can tame the tongue—a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (NRSA)
Douay-Rheims Catholic Bible
8 But the tongue no man can tame, an unquiet evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (RHE)
Revised Standard Version
8 but no human being can tame the tongue--a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (RSV)
Revised Standard Version w/ Apocrypha
8 but no human being can tame the tongue--a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (RSVA)
SBL Greek New Testament
8 τὴν δὲ γλῶσσαν οὐδεὶς δαμάσαι δύναται ἀνθρώπων ⸃· ἀκατάστατον κακόν, μεστὴ ἰοῦ θανατηφόρου.
Read James (SBLG)
Third Millennium Bible
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (TMB)
Third Millennium Bible w/ Apocrypha
8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (TMBA)
Tyndale
8 But the tonge can no man tame. Yt is an vntuely evyll full of deedly poyson.
Read James (TYN)
The Latin Vulgate
8 linguam autem nullus hominum domare potest inquietum malum plena veneno mortifero
Read James (VUL)
The Latin Vulgate w/ Apocrypha
8 linguam autem nullus hominum domare potest inquietum malum plena veneno mortifero
Read James (VULA)
The Webster Bible
8 But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (WBT)
World English Bible
8 But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
Read James (WEB)
Weymouth New Testament
8 But the tongue no man or woman is able to tame. It is an ever-busy mischief, and is full of deadly poison.
Read James (WNT)
Wycliffe
8 but no man may chastise the tongue, for it is an unpeaceable evil [soothly it is an unquiet, or unpeaceable, evil thing], and full of deadly venom.
Read James (WYC)
Young's Literal Translation
8 and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
Read James (YLT)
PREVIOUS James 3:7 NEXT James 3:9

James 3:8 Commentaries

This site uses cookies.
Salem Media, our partners and affiliates (We) use cookies to operate our website and share information, which allows us to show you personalized content and manage our objectives as a business. By using this website and continuing to navigate, you accept these cookies.Privacy Policy