James 3:4

Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

Cross References

Matthew 8:24

Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves #– #but Jesus kept sleeping.

Jonah 1:4

But the Lord threw  a great wind onto the sea,  and such a great storm arose on the sea that the ship threatened to break apart.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been entrusted to me by my Father. No one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son desires   to reveal him.

Acts 27:11

But the centurion paid attention to the captain and the owner of the ship rather than to what Paul said.

James 3:3

Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us,  we direct their whole bodies.

James 3:5

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things.  Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.