Psalm 12:4
They say, "With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips--who can be our master?"
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Jeremiah 18:18
Then some said, "Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, or counsel to the wise, or an oracle to the prophet. Come, let us denounce him and pay no heed to any of his words."

James 3:5, 6
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. . . .

our own.

Genesis 3:5
"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."

Exodus 5:2
But Pharaoh replied, "Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will not let Israel go."

Job 21:14, 15
Yet they say to God: 'Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways. . . .

Jeremiah 2:31
You people of this generation, consider the word of the LORD: Have I been a wilderness to Israel or a land of dense darkness? Why do My people say, 'We are free to roam; we will come to You no more'?

Daniel 3:15
Now, if you are ready, as soon as you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, you must fall down and worship the statue I have made. But if you refuse to worship, you will be thrown immediately into the burning fiery furnace. Then what god will be able to deliver you from my hands?"

2 Thessalonians 2:4
He will oppose and exalt himself above every so-called god or object of worship. So he will seat himself in the temple of God, proclaiming himself to be God.

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail; Our lips are our own; who is lord over us?"

King James Bible
Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They say, "Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own--who can be our master?""

International Standard Version
those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"

NET Bible
They say, "We speak persuasively; we know how to flatter and boast. Who is our master?"

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Who have said, “Our tongue will prevail; our lips are our Lord.”
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