⁷ For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,

⁸ and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, `it is' an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

⁹ with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

¹⁵ By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

³ Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things,

⁴ Who said, `By our tongue we do mightily: Our lips `are' our own; who `is' lord over us?'

⁵ Because of the spoiling of the poor, Because of the groaning of the needy, Now do I arise, saith Jehovah, I set in safety `him who' doth breathe for it.

¹ To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. -- A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked `is' before me.'

⁹ wherefore, also, God did highly exalt him, and gave to him a name that `is' above every name,

¹⁰ that in the name of Jesus every knee may bow -- of heavenlies, and earthlies, and what are under the earth --

¹¹ and every tongue may confess that Jesus Christ `is' Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

¹² So that, my beloved, as ye always obey, not as in my presence only, but now much more in my absence, with fear and trembling your own salvation work out,

¹ If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

² for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one `is' a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

³⁶ `And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

³⁷ for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

³⁸ Then answered certain of the scribes and Pharisees, saying, `Teacher, we will to see a sign from thee.'

²¹ Death and life `are' in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

⁹ Swallow up, O Lord, divide their tongue, For I saw violence and strife in a city.

²⁸ And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

¹⁹ The lip of truth is established for ever, And for a moment -- a tongue of falsehood.

¹² Who `is' the man that is desiring life? Loving days to see good?

¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

¹⁴ Turn aside from evil and do good, Seek peace and pursue it.

¹⁸ A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

⁹ with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

¹⁰ out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

¹¹ doth the fountain out of the same opening pour forth the sweet and the bitter?

¹² is a fig-tree able, my brethren, olives to make? or a vine figs? so no fountain salt and sweet water `is able' to make.

¹³ Who `is' wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

⁴ For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

²⁸ Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

²⁶ If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain `is' the religion;

² O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

³⁰ The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

³¹ The law of his God `is' his heart, His steps do not slide.

³² The wicked is watching for the righteous, And is seeking to put him to death.

¹⁹ In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips `is' wise.

³ lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

⁴ lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,

⁵ so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

⁶ 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.

⁷ For every nature, both of beasts and of fowls, both of creeping things and things of the sea, is subdued, and hath been subdued, by the human nature,