James 3:4-6

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

⁴ Behold also ships being so large and being driven by hard winds— they are guided by a very small rudder where the impulse of the one steering wants. ⁵ So also the tongue is a small body-part, and boastfully-declares great things. Behold how-small a fire kindles how-great a forest!

An Untamed Tongue Stains And Burns And Poisons Life

⁶ And the tongue is a fire! The^[a] tongue is made^[b] the world of ^[c] unrighteousness among our body-parts— the thing staining the whole body and setting-on-fire the course of our existence, and being set-on-fire by Gehenna^[d].