Jam 3:8 | TNotes | STEP | 3:8 no one can tame the tongue: The tongue has an astonishing capacity for committing evil. If its evil is motivated by hell (3:6 ), it certainly cannot be tamed by mere human effort. • full of deadly poison: This might allude to the serpent in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:1 ), who is identified with the devil (Rev 20:2 ).

cGen 3:1►

dRev 20:2►

‏ James 3:8

3:8 ^a no one can tame the tongue: The tongue has an astonishing capacity for committing evil. If its evil is motivated by hell (3:6 ^b), it certainly cannot be tamed by mere human effort.

• full of deadly poison: This might allude to the serpent in the Garden of Eden (Gen 3:1 ^c), who is identified with the devil (Rev 20:2 ^d).