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, whithersoever.

James 3-4. King James Version · 3 My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. · For in many things we offend all.

James 3:4 KJV: 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, ...

James 3:4-5 KJV ... 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, ...

James 3:4. Behold also the ships, which though they be so great. Of so large a bulk, of such a prodigious size, and are such unwieldy vessels:.

The tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity.

The ships here to an image of ourselves, and the winds to the impulses of our own minds, by which we are driven hither and thither.

James is making the point that just because the tongue is small does not mean it is weak. In fact, he brings three analogies to show how something small can be ...

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,...

King James Bible 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, ...