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 way, our tongue is a very small part of our body. But it speaks as if it is very great. Think about this. A very small fire can cause even a big forest to burn completely. 6A person's tongue is like a fire. It has the power of everything in the world that is wrong. It is a small part of the body but it can spoil the whole person. Like a fire, it can destroy all of a person's life. It is a fire that comes from the fire of hell itself. Remember this: People can cause all kinds of things to do what they want them to do. They have done this with wild animals, birds, snakes and things that live in the sea. 8But no person can rule his tongue. It continues to say bad things. It is like a bad poison that can cause death. 9We use our tongue to praise the Lord God who is our Father. But then we use it to curse other people. That is wrong, because God made those people to be like himself.

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

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