James 3:7

James 3:7 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:
• New International Version (NIV)All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,
• English Standard Version (ESV)For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind,
• New King James Version (NKJV)For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.

Context of James 3:7

5In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark! 6And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna). For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race. 8But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison. 9With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

James 3:7 word by word

Πᾶσα γὰρ φύσις θηρίων τε καὶ πετεινῶν, ἑρπετῶν τε καὶ ἐναλίων δαμάζεται καὶ δεδάμασται τῇ φύσει τῇ ἀνθρωπίνῃ·Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Forγάρgar · forG1063
• everyπᾶςpas · allG3956
• kindφύσιςphusis · natureG5449
• of beastsθηρίονthērion · wild animalG2342
• ·τεte · and/bothG5037
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• of birdsπετεινόςpeteinon · birdG4071
• of serpentsἑρπετόνherpeton · reptileG2062
• of things in the seaἐνάλιοςenalios · marineG1724
• is tamedδαμάζωdamazō · to tameG1150
• of mankindἀνθρώπινοςanthrōpinos · humanG442

Cross-references for James 3:7

• Mark 5:4For he had often been bound with shackles [for the feet] and with chains, and he tore apart the chains and broke the shackles into pieces, and no one was strong enough to subdue and tame him.

Commentaries on James 3:7

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Every kind of beasts - That is, every species of wild beasts, , is tamed, i.e. brought under man's power and dominion. Beasts, birds, serpents, and some kinds of fishes have been tamed so as to be domesticated; but every kind, particularly , of sea monsters, has not been thus tamed; but all have been subjected to the power of man; both the shark and whale become an easy prey to the skill and influence of the human being. I have had the most credible…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7For every kind of beasts - The apostle proceeds to state another thing showing the power of the tongue, the fact that it is ungovernable, and that there is no power of man to keep it under control. Everything else but this has been tamed. It is unnecessary to refine on the expressions used here, by attempting to prove that it is literally true that every species of beasts, and birds, and fishes has been tamed. The apostle is to be understood as speaking…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. every kind--rather, "every nature" (that is, natural disposition and characteristic power). of beasts--that is, quadrupeds of every disposition; as distinguished from the three other classes of creation, "birds, creeping things (the Greek includes not merely 'serpents,' as English Version), and things in the sea." is tamed, and hath been--is continually being tamed, and hath been so long ago. of mankind--rather, "by the nature of man": man's…Read the comment

Topics related to James 3:7

• Animals
• Birds

In the dictionaries

• the sea, the Great Sea, the western sea
• Course
• Governor
• Obey
• Offend
• Ought
• Serpent
• Tame
• Busybody
• Cage

Commentaries on James 3

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings