James 3:5

Free Bible Version

In just the same way the tongue is a very small part of the body, but it makes great boasts! Think how a big forest can be set on fire by a very small flame!

Cross References

Job 22:17

They had told God, ‘Get lost! What can the Almighty do to us?’

Psalm 10:3

For the wicked boast about what they want to do. They praise the greedy, but treat the Lord with contempt.

Psalm 17:10

They have no compassion, and all they have to say is pure arrogance.

Psalm 39:1

I told myself, “I will be careful in what I do, and not sin in what I say. I will keep my mouth shut when the wicked are around.”

Exodus 15:9

The enemy bragged, “I will chase them and catch up with them. I will divide the plunder. I will eat them alive. I will swing my sword. By my hand I will destroy them.”

Exodus 5:2

“Who is this ‘Lord’ that I should listen to his request to let Israel go?” Pharaoh replied. “I don't know the Lord and I certainly won't let Israel leave!”

Proverbs 12:18

Some people's hasty words cut like a knife, but the words of the wise bring healing.

Proverbs 15:2

What wise people say makes knowledge attractive, but stupid people talk a lot of nonsense.

Proverbs 18:21

What you say has the power to bring life or to kill; those who love talking will have to deal with the consequences.

Proverbs 26:20

Without wood, the fire goes out; and without gossips, arguments stop.

Jeremiah 18:18

Some people decided, “We need a plan to deal with Jeremiah. There'll still be priests to explain the law, there'll still be wise people to give advice, and there'll still be prophets to give prophecies. Let's organize a smear campaign against him so we don't have to listen to a word he says.”

Ezekiel 28:2

“Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre this is what the Lord God says: You're so proud of yourself, saying, ‘I'm a god! I sit on my throne like a god in the middle of the sea.’ But you're only a man. You're not a god, even though you think you are one.

Ezekiel 29:3

Tell him that this is what the Lord God says: Watch out, because I'm condemning you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, you great monster lying in your rivers, who says, ‘The Nile belongs to me; I made it myself.’

Daniel 3:15

“Are you ready now to fall down and worship the statue I had made when you hear the sound of the musical instruments? If you don't, you will be immediately thrown into the furnace of blazing fire, and there's no god who can save you from my power!”

Daniel 4:30

He said, “I was the one who built this great city of Babylon! By my own great power I built it as my royal residence for my majestic glory!”

James 3:4

Look at ships as well: even though they're very big and are driven along by strong winds, they're steered by a very small rudder in the direction the pilot wants to go.

2 Peter 2:18

Inflated with their own nonsense, they appeal to sensual desires, luring back into immorality those who have only just escaped from those who live in error.

Jude 1:16

Such people are grumblers, always complaining. They follow their own evil desires, speaking boastfully about themselves, and flattering others to get what they want.