Jas James, chapter Epistle of James, chapter 3

Taming the Tongue

Behold, we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they will obey us, and we guide their entire bodies.

James 3:3 in different translations

English

KJV (66 books) Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

AFINT (Exp US) When we place a bit into the mouth of a horse so that it will submit to us, we direct the movement of its entire body.

AFINT (Lit US) Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we turn their whole body as well.

ASV Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

BSB When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

DRA For if we put bits into the mouths of horses, that they may obey us, and we turn about their whole body.

EMTV Consider that we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

FBV We put bridles into the mouths of horses so that they'll obey us, and we can direct them wherever we want.

GNV Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes, that they should obey vs, and we turne about all their bodie.

LSV behold, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and we direct their whole body;

MSB Indeed, when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal.

NASB Now if we put the bits into the horses’ mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their whole body as well. NASB 2020

NIV (US) When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.

OJB And if we put bits into the mouths of susim (horses) to bring them into mishma'at (obedience), in just this way we direct their whole gufot (bodies).

T4T To illustrate, if we put a small metal bit into the mouth of a horse in order to cause the horse to obey us, we can cause the horse to turn and go where we want it to [MET].

WEB (US) Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

Russian

РСП (66 кн.) Вот, мы влагаем удила в рот коням, чтобы они повиновались нам, и управляем всем телом их.

НРП Вкладывая удила в рот лошади, чтобы заставить ее повиноваться, мы управляем всем ее телом.

Заокская (Кулаков) Удила, которыми управляем лошадью, кладутся ей в рот, но повинуется она нам всем телом своим.

СП (БЛ) Мы вкладываем удила в рот лошадям, чтобы они слушались нас и мы могли управлять их телами.

Десницкий Так мы и коням вставляем в рот удила, чтобы подчинить их себе и управлять ими в полной мере.

Кассиан Если мы коням вдеваем узду в рот, чтобы они повиновались нам, то и всем телом их мы управляем.