James 3:5

So also the lashon (tongue), an evar katon (small member) speaks of RAVREVAN + 3:5 Dan 7:8,20 (boastful things). Hinei, an eish ketanah (small fire) and yet how great a forest it can set ablaze! + 3:5 Ps 12:3,4; 73:8,9

Orthodox Jewish Bible

In The King James Version

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

In Context

4Hinei, also the oniyot (ships), even though gedolot and driven by gales, are guided by a very small rudder wherever the impulse of the one steering directs.

6And the lashon is an Eish, the lashon is made an Olam HaAvel (World of Iniquity) among our evarim (members), defiling with a stain kol haGuf (whole body), and setting ablaze the course of life, and is itself set by eish in Gehinnom. + 3:6 Prov 16:27

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Cross References

Exodus 5:2And Pharaoh said, Who is Hashem, that I should obey His voice to let Yisroel go? I know not Hashem, neither will I let Yisroel go.

2 Kings 19:22Whom hast thou insulted and made gidduf against? 1 And against whom hast thou raised thy voice, 1 and lifted up thine eyes marom? 1 Even against Kadosh Yisroel. 1

Job 22:17Who said unto El, Depart from us; 1 and what can Shaddai do to them? 1

Psalms 12:2Help, Hashem; for the chasid is no more; 1 for the emunim (faithful ones) vanish from among Bnei Adam. 1

Psalms 52:1(For the one directing. A maskil of Dovid.

Proverbs 12:18There is one who speaketh rash words like the wounding of a cherev, 1 but the lashon of the chachamim promotes marpeh (healing). 1

Matthew Henry on James 3:2-13

Government of the Tongue. ( a. d. 61.) 1 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. 2 For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. 3 Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body. 4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm,… Read the whole commentary →

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