James 3:3 - The Message3-5a A bit in the mouth of a horse controls the whole horse. A small rudder on a huge ship in the hands of a skilled captain sets a course in the face of the strongest winds. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything—or destroy it! See the chapterMore versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 17693 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. See the chapterAmplified Bible - Classic Edition3 If we set bits in the horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can turn their whole bodies about. See the chapterAmerican Standard Version (1901)3 Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also. See the chapterCommon English Bible3 When we bridle horses and put bits in their mouths to lead them wherever we want, we can control their whole bodies. See the chapterCatholic Public Domain Version3 For so we put bridles into the mouths of horses, in order to submit them to our will, and so we turn their whole body around. See the chapter |