For
we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he
is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the
mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong
winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot
directs.
So
also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a
forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of
unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body,
setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. ...
James
3:2-10
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