James 3:5
James · New Testament · Chapter 3
“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”James 3:5
What Does James 3:5 Mean?
James 3:5 is found in the book of James, chapter 3, verse 5 of the New Testament. This verse connects to 20 other passages through cross-references, placing it within a rich network of biblical meaning.
Cross-References (20)
These passages are connected to James 3:5 through shared themes, quotations, or prophetic fulfillment.
Proverbs 18:21“Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.”Proverbs 12:18“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.”Jeremiah 9:3“And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.”Proverbs 15:2“The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.”Matthew 15:11“Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.”James 3:2“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”Luke 6:45“A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.”Psalms 34:13“Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.”Matthew 12:34“O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.”Psalms 17:10“They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.”Psalms 73:8“They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.”Psalms 12:2“They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.”Psalms 52:1“Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.”Psalms 12:4“Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?”Jeremiah 18:18“Then said they, Come, and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.”Jude 1:16“These are murmurers, complainers, walking after their own lusts; and their mouth speaketh great swelling words, having men’s persons in admiration because of advantage.”Psalms 120:4“Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.”Romans 6:13“Neither yield ye your members as instruments of unrighteousness unto sin: but yield yourselves unto God, as those that are alive from the dead, and your members as instruments of righteousness unto God.”Psalms 31:20“Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.”Psalms 63:3“Because thy lovingkindness is better than life, my lips shall praise thee.”
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