James 3:4

New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition 2021

Or look at ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, 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 suddenly 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 such a small fire!