Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose. And I will put my bit [239] in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.”
James 3:3 - Easy To Read Version We put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us. With these bits in the horses’ mouths, we can control their whole body. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition If we set bits in the horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can turn their whole bodies about. American Standard Version (1901) Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also. Common English Bible When we bridle horses and put bits in their mouths to lead them wherever we want, we can control their whole bodies. Catholic Public Domain Version For so we put bridles into the mouths of horses, in order to submit them to our will, and so we turn their whole body around. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body. |
Yes, you were upset at me. I heard your proud insults. So I will put my hook in your nose. And I will put my bit [239] in your mouth. Then I will turn you around and lead you back the way you came.”
No person can pierce his skin.\par His skin is like armor! {\cf2\super [103]} \par
So don’t be stupid like a horse or a donkey.\par People must use bits and reins {\cf2\super [202]} \par to lead those animals.\par Without those things,\par those animals will not come near {\cf2\super [203]} you.”\par
I said,\par “I will be careful about the things I say.\par I will not let my tongue cause me to sin.\par I will keep my mouth closed {\cf2\super [235]} when I am around wicked people.”\par
Yes, you were upset at me.\par I heard your proud insults.\par So I will put my hook in your nose.\par And I will put my bit {\cf2\super [356]} in your mouth.\par Then I will turn you around\par and lead you back the way you came.’”\par
You might think you are religious (good). But if you say things you should not say, then you are fooling yourself. Your “religion” is worth nothing.
It is the same with ships. A ship is very big, and it is pushed by strong winds. But a very small rudder controls that big ship. The man who controls the rudder decides where the ship will go. The ship goes where the man wants.