James 3:5

First Nations Version

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts about great things. A large forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame,

Cross References

Jude 1:16

These people keep grumbling and complaining, even as they try to satisfy all of their own broken desires. They speak big, boastful words and use flattery to get what they want from others.

2 Peter 2:18

With empty boasts and puffed-up words, they prey on people’s weak human desires and lure them back into the wrong ways of those they have just escaped from.

James 3:4

It is the same with a canoe. Even when a large canoe is being pushed by strong winds, it takes only a small paddle to steer it where someone wants it to go.