They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
James 3:5 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised 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. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Even so the tongue is a little member, and it can boast of great things. See how much wood or how great a forest a tiny spark can set ablaze! American Standard Version (1901) So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! Common English Bible In the same way, even though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts wildly. Think about this: A small flame can set a whole forest on fire. Catholic Public Domain Version So also the tongue certainly is a small part, but it moves great things. Consider that a small fire can set ablaze a great forest. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version Even so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood. |
They were the ones who said to God, ‘Leave us alone! ’ and ‘What can the Almighty do to us? ’ ,
The enemy said: ‘I will pursue, I will overtake, I will divide the spoil. My desire will be gratified at their expense. I will draw my sword; my hand will destroy them.’
But Pharaoh responded, ‘Who is the Lord that I should obey him by letting Israel go? I don’t know the Lord, and besides, I will not let Israel go.’
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive, but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Then certain ones said, ‘Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or a word from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.’
‘Son of man, say to the ruler of Tyre, “This is what the Lord God says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a god; I sit in the seat of gods in the heart of the sea.’ Yet you are a man and not a god, though you have regarded your heart as that of a god.
Speak to him and say, “This is what the Lord God says: Look, I am against you, Pharaoh king of Egypt, the great monster , lying in the middle of his Nile, who says, ‘My Nile is my own; I made it for myself.’
Now if you’re ready, when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, drum, and every kind of music, fall down and worship the statue I made. But if you don’t worship it, you will immediately be thrown into a furnace of blazing fire #– #and who is the god who can rescue you from my power? ’
the king exclaimed, ‘Is this not Babylon the Great that I have built to be a royal residence by my vast power and for my majestic glory? ’
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.
For by uttering boastful, empty words, they seduce, with fleshly desires and debauchery, people who have barely escaped from those who live in error.
These people are discontented grumblers, living according to their desires; their mouths utter arrogant words, flattering people for their own advantage.