James 3:5

⁵In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

— James 3:5

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Related Resources from Heartlight

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• Articles ( 2 )
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• Illustrations

Wildfires!

Article by Phil Ware

How is your speech like a lighted cigarette? Heartlight's first article was about how we use our speech.

Can't Keep Your Mouth Shut?

Article by Alan Smith

It's really hard to do, isn't it! Alan Smith talks about how hard it is to keep our mouth shut using a humorous story about a police trooper and an English professor.

Cross References for James 3:5

• Proverbs 18:21
• Jeremiah 9:3-8
• Proverbs 12:18
• Proverbs 15:2
• Psalm 17:10
• Psalm 73:8-9
• Psalm 12:2-4
• Psalm 52:1-2
• Jeremiah 18:18
• Jude 1:16

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