3 *3:3 Behold, we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, and we guide their entire bodies. 𝔐12 • TR ¦ If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, we guide their entire bodies as well. 𝔐7 CTBehold, we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, and we guide their entire bodies. 4 Or take ships for example, though they are so large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the helmsman directs. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small member, yet it makes great boasts.

Consider how great a forest *3:5 a little ¦ such a small CTa little fire kindles. 6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of unrighteousness, staining the entire body, setting the course of life on fire, and itself being set on fire by hell. 7 Every species of beast, bird, reptile, and sea creature can be tamed and has been tamed by man, 8 but no man can tame the tongue. It is *3:8 an unruly 97.4% ¦ a restless CT 2.6%an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.