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James 3:4

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Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.

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James 3:4 in other translations

Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the impulse of the steersman willeth.

James 3:4 · American Standard Version

James 3:4 in context

  1. 2For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
  2. 3Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.
  3. 4Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
  4. 5So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!
  5. 6And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.