James 3:2
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James 3:2
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For we all stumble in many {ways.} If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
James 3:3
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Now if we put the bits into the horses' mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.
James 3:4
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Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires.
James 3:5
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So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and {yet} it boasts of great things.
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
James 3:6
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And the tongue is a fire, the {very} world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of {our} life, and is set on fire by hell.
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