Verse Comparison: James 3:5
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So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!Amplified® Bible
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!Contemporary English Version
Our tongues are small too, and yet they brag about big things. It takes only a spark to start a forest fire!Darby English Version
Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!Good News Bible
So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame!International Standard Version
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.King James Version
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!New American Standard Bible
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and {yet} it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!New International Version
Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.New King James Version
Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!N.A.S.B. in E-Prime
So we also consider the tongue a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things See how a small fire sets a great forest!Young's Literal Translation
so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!
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