James 3:5 · WEB
“So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!”
— James 3:5
Era
Apostolic Era (~50 AD)
Emotion
anxious
Type
teaching
Emotional genome
Comfort power
Quotability
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This verse is part of James 3. The full chapter reveals the story around it.
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