TSK · James 3:8

His words are as smooth as butter, but he harbors animosity in his heart. His words seem softer than oil, but they are really like sharp swords.

Their venom is like that of a snake, like a deaf serpent that does not hear,

They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,

If the snake should bite before it is charmed, the snake charmer is in trouble.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.