9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.


In Context

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

7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,

8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers, this should not be.

11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?

James 3:9 in Other Translations

The King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

The Douay-Rheims Version of the Holy Bible

3:9By it we bless God and the Father: and by it we curse men, who are made after the likeness of God.

The American Standard Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

The Darby Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9Therewith bless we the Lord and Father, and therewith curse we men made after the likeness of God.

The English Revised Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the likeness of God:

The Webster Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9With this we bless God, even the Father; and with this we curse men, who are made after the similitude of God.

The World English Bible Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

The Young's Literal Translation of the Holy Bible

3:9with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

The American King James Version of the Holy Bible

3:9Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.