“So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!”

Reading this verse in context

This page shows one verse on its own, which is rarely how it was written. James 3 contains 18 verses, and the sentences either side usually decide what this one means. Read the whole chapter before you quote it.

Text: World English Bible, Protestant edition (engwebp), eBible.org — public domain.