James 3:5

In 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.

Cross References (22)

  • Proverbs 18:21 (34)

    Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

  • Jeremiah 9:3–8 (23)

    “They bend their tongues like bows; lies prevail over truth in the land. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do

  • Proverbs 12:18 (23)

    Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

  • Proverbs 15:2 (21)

    The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

  • Psalms 17:10 (15)

    They have closed their callous hearts; their mouths speak with arrogance.

  • Psalms 73:8–9 (13)

    They mock and speak with malice; with arrogance they threaten oppression.

  • Psalms 12:2–4 (11)

    They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and a double heart.

  • Psalms 52:1–2 (11)

    For the choirmaster. A Maskil of David. After Doeg the Edomite went to Saul and told him, “David has gone to the house o

  • Jeremiah 18:18 (8)

    Then some said, “Come, let us make plans against Jeremiah, for the law will never be lost to the priest, nor counsel to

  • Jude 1:16 (8)

    These men are discontented grumblers, following after their own lusts; their mouths spew arrogance; they flatter others

  • Revelation 13:5–6 (5)

    The beast was given a mouth to speak arrogant and blasphemous words, and authority to act for 42 months.

  • Psalms 10:3 (5)

    For the wicked man boasts in the cravings of his heart; he blesses the greedy and reviles the LORD.

  • Ezekiel 28:2 (4)

    “Son of man, tell the ruler of Tyre that this is what the Lord GOD says: Your heart is proud, and you have said, ‘I am a

  • 2 Kings 19:22–24 (3)

    Whom have you taunted and blasphemed? Against whom have you raised your voice and lifted your eyes in pride? Against the

  • 2 Peter 2:18 (3)

    With lofty but empty words, they appeal to the sensual passions of the flesh and entice those who are just escaping from

  • Daniel 4:30 (2)

    the king exclaimed, “Is this not Babylon the Great, which I myself have built as a royal residence by the might of my po

  • Job 22:17 (2)

    They said to God, ‘Depart from us. What can the Almighty do to us?’

  • Exodus 15:9 (2)

    The enemy declared, ‘I will pursue, I will overtake. I will divide the spoils; I will gorge myself on them. I will draw

  • Job 21:14–15 (2)

    Yet they say to God: ‘Leave us alone! For we have no desire to know Your ways.

  • Daniel 3:15 (1)

    Now when you hear the sound of the horn, flute, zither, lyre, harp, pipes, and all kinds of music, if you are ready to f

  • Exodus 5:2 (0)

    But Pharaoh replied, “Who is the LORD that I should obey His voice and let Israel go? I do not know the LORD, and I will

  • Ezekiel 29:3 (0)

    Speak to him and tell him that this is what the Lord GOD says: Behold, I am against you, O Pharaoh king of Egypt, O grea