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Berean Standard Bible

“The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

James 3:6

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James speaks about the power of the tongue in chapter 3. He compares it to a small bit in a horse's mouth and a small rudder steering a large ship.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

World English Bible (WEB)

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

and the tongue is a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Y la lengua es un fuego, un mundo de maldad. Así la lengua está puesta entre nuestros miembros, la cual contamina todo el cuerpo, é inflama la rueda de la creación, y es inflamada del infierno.

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

La lengua es como un fuego, un mundo de maldad. Es uno de nuestros órganos y contamina todo el cuerpo; y encendida por el infierno, prende fuego a todo el curso de la vida.

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