Modern Translations New International VersionLikewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. New Living Translation In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches. But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. English Standard Version So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! Berean Study Bible 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. New American Standard Bible So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! NASB 1995 So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! NASB 1977 So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. Behold, how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire! Amplified Bible In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark! Christian Standard Bible So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest. Holman Christian Standard Bible So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites. Contemporary English Version Our tongues are small too, and yet they brag about big things. It takes only a spark to start a forest fire! Good News Translation So it is with the tongue: small as it is, it can boast about great things. Just think how large a forest can be set on fire by a tiny flame! GOD'S WORD® Translation In the same way the tongue is a small part of the body, but it can brag about doing important things. A large forest can be set on fire by a little flame. International Standard Version In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame. NET Bible So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze. Classic Translations King James BibleEven so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! New King James Version Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles! King James 2000 Bible Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles! New Heart English Bible So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest. World English Bible So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! American King James Version Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles! American Standard Version So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! A Faithful Version In the same way also, the tongue is a little member, but it boasts great things. See how large a forest is set ablaze by a little fire; Darby Bible Translation Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles! English Revised Version So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! Webster's Bible Translation Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth! Early Modern Geneva Bible of 1587Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth. Bishops' Bible of 1568 Euen so the tongue is a litle member also, & boasteth great thynges. Beholde how great a matter a litle fire kindleth. Coverdale Bible of 1535 Euen so the toge is a lyttell member, and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth, Tyndale Bible of 1526 Even so the tonge is a lyttell member and bosteth great thinges. Beholde how gret a thinge a lyttell fyre kyndleth Literal Translations Literal Standard Versionso also the tongue is a little member, and boasts greatly; behold, how much forest a little fire kindles! Berean Literal Bible Thus also the tongue is a small member, and boasts exceeding things. Behold a small fire, how great a forest it kindles. Young's Literal Translation so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! Smith's Literal Translation So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames. Literal Emphasis Translation Thus also the tongue is a small member and boasts great things. Behold, a small fire ignites such a great forest; Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleEven so the tongue is indeed a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold how small a fire kindleth a great wood. Catholic Public Domain Version So also the tongue certainly is a small part, but it moves great things. Consider that a small fire can set ablaze a great forest. Translations from Aramaic Aramaic Bible in Plain EnglishIn this way, also, the tongue is a small member and has dominion; even a small fire kindles a great forest. Lamsa Bible Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Likewise, a small fire sets ablaze the large forests. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentSo, also, the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest does a little fire set in a blaze. Godbey New Testament so also the tongue is a little member, and it boasts great things. Behold, how great a wood a little fire kindles! Haweis New Testament So also the tongue is a little member, and proudly vaunts. Behold how great a pile of wood, a little fire kindleth! Mace New Testament so the tongue is but a small part of the body, yet how grand are its pretensions, a spark of fire! what quantities of timber will it blow into a flame? Weymouth New Testament In the same way the tongue is an insignificant part of the body, but it is immensely boastful. Remember how a mere spark may set a vast forest in flames. Worrell New Testament So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest! Worsley New Testament So the tongue is a small part of the body, yet boasteth great things. Behold how much fuel a little fire kindleth!     |