James 3:8Berean Standard Bible
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Out of the ground the LORD God gave growth to every tree that is pleasing to the eye and good for food. And in the middle of the garden were the tree of life and the tree of the knowledge of good and evil.
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but you must not eat from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil; for in the day that you eat of it, you will surely die.”
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“For God knows that in the day you eat of it, your eyes will be opened and you will be like God, knowing good and evil.”
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Then the LORD God said, “Behold, the man has become like one of Us, knowing good and evil. And now, lest he reach out his hand and take also from the tree of life, and eat, and live forever...”
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Then the LORD saw that the wickedness of man was great upon the earth, and that every inclination of the thoughts of his heart was altogether evil all the time.