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And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Greek: Transliteration:
the tongue the tongue, a language N-NFS H1100 γλῶσσα glossa (gloce-sah')
[is] a fire, fire N-NNS H4442 πῦρ pur (poor)
a world order, the world N-NMS H2889 κόσμος kosmos (kos'-mos)
of iniquity: injustice, unrighteousness N-GFS H93 ἀδικίας adikia (ad-ee-kee'-ah)
the tongue the tongue, a language N-NFS H1100 γλῶσσα glossa (gloce-sah')
is to set in order, appoint V-PIM/P-3S H2525 καθίσταται kathistemi (kath-is'-tay-mee)
among in, on, at, by, with Prep H1722 ἐν en (en)
members, a member or limb (of the body) N-DNP H3196 μέλεσιν melos (mel'-os)
that it defileth to stain, defile V-PPA-NFS H4695 σπιλοῦσα spiloo (spee-lo'-o)
the whole whole, complete Adj-ANS H3650 ὅλον holos (hol'-os)
body, a body N-ANS H4983 σῶμα soma (so'-mah)
setteth on fire set on fire. V-PPM/P-NFS H5394 φλογίζουσα phlogizo (flog-id'-zo)
it is set on fire set on fire. V-PPM/P-NFS H5394 φλογιζομένη phlogizo (flog-id'-zo)
the course a wheel N-AMS H5164 τροχὸν trochos (trokh-os')
of nature; origin, birth N-GFS H1078 γενέσεως genesis (ghen'-es-is)
hell. Gehenna, a valley W. and South of Jer., also a symbolic name for the final place of punishment of the ungodly N-GFS H1067 γεέννης geena (gheh'-en-nah)

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King James Bible And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
Berean Bible And the The tongue also is a fire, a the world of iniquity: so is the unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, that it defileth defiling all the whole body, and setteth setting on fire the course of nature; nature, and it is itself being set on fire of hell.by Gehenna.
Hebrew Greek English And the tongue is a fire, a the very world of iniquity: so is iniquity; the tongue is set among our members, members as that it defileth which defiles the whole entire body, and setteth sets on fire the course of nature; our life, and it is set on fire of by hell.
New American Standard Bible 1995 And the tongue is a fire, a the very world of iniquity: so is iniquity; the tongue is set among our members, members as that it defileth which defiles the whole entire body, and setteth sets on fire the course of nature; our life, and it is set on fire of by hell.