James 3:3

“Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”

"Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body." - James 3:3
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What does James 3:3 mean?

James 3:3 (KJV) reads, "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body." This particular verse is taken from the New Testament, and it is a part of the epistle of James, which is one of the general epistles in the Bible. The…

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Turning the Course: The Power of the Tongue

The book of James is often regarded as a manual for practical Christianity. In James 3:3, the Apostle delivers a profound analogy regarding the power of the tongue, saying, "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."…

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A Prayer for Wisdom in the Use of Words

Heavenly Father, We come before You today with humble hearts, seeking Your guidance and wisdom as we reflect upon the powerful truth found in James 3:3: "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body." Lord, we recognize the…

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James 3:3 - "Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body."
Mark 3:17 - "And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:"
James 1:3 - "Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience."
James 3:18 - "And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace."
James 3:15 - "This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish."
James 3:16 - "For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work."
James 3:11 - "Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?"
James 3:8 - "But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
James 4:3 KJVA (3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
James 3:1 - "My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation."
James 3:14 - "But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth."
Mark 3:18 - "And Andrew, and Philip, and Bartholomew, and Matthew, and Thomas, and James the son of Alphaeus, and Thaddaeus, and Simon the Canaanite,"
James 3:10 - "Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be."
James 4:3 KJVA (3) Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts.
Matthew 10:3 - "Philip, and Bartholomew; Thomas, and Matthew the publican; James the son of Alphaeus, and Lebbaeus, whose surname was Thaddaeus;"
James 3:7 - "For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:"
James 4:3 - "Ye ask, and receive not, because ye ask amiss, that ye may consume it upon your lusts."
"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." - James 1:3
"Knowing this, that the trying of your faith worketh patience." - James 1:3
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
James 3:5 - "Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!"
James 3:9 - "Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God."
Mark 6:3 - "Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him."
Mark 13:3 - "And as he sat upon the mount of Olives over against the temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew asked him privately,"
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Matthew 17:1-3: After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. 3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
"And James the son of Zebedee, and John the brother of James; and he surnamed them Boanerges, which is, The sons of thunder:" - Mark 3:17
"This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish." - James 3:15
"And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace." - James 3:18