James 3:4

New Revised Standard Version Catholic Interconfessional

Or look at ships: though they are so large that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

Cross References

Jonah 1:4

But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and such a mighty storm came upon the sea that the ship threatened to break up.

Matthew 11:27

All things have been handed over to me by my Father; and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.

Matthew 8:24

A windstorm arose on the sea, so great that the boat was being swamped by the waves; but he was asleep.

Acts 27:11

But the centurion paid more attention to the pilot and to the owner of the ship than to what Paul said.

James 3:3

If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies.

James 3:5

So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire!