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Psalm 141:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
Psalm 141:3
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
James 3:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
James 3:3-5
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition
3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies. 4 Or look at ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, yet they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits.
How great a forest is set ablaze by a such a small fire!(A)
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