James 3:7

kind. nature. Greek. phusis. See Romans 1:26.

beasts. wild beasts.

things in the sea. Greek. enalios. Only here.

tamed. Greek. damazo. Only here, James 3:8, and Mark 5:4.

of. by. No preposition. Dative case.

mankind. human (Greek. anthropinos. See Romans 6:19) nature (Greek. phusis, above).

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Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

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Wesley's Explanatory Notes

Every kind — The expression perhaps is not to be taken strictly. Reptiles — That is, creeping things.

⁷ For every kindd of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

Related Commentaries of James 3:7

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

Calvin's Commentary on the Bible

Clarke's commentary and critical notes on the Bible

Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible

Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

Hawker's Poor Man's Commentary

John Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

John Trapp Complete Commentary

Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

L. M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

Matthew Henry's Whole Bible Commentary

Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible

Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

The Complete Pulpit Commentary

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

The Popular Commentary by Paul E. Kretzmann

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Wesley's Explanatory Notes

James 3:7