NET
KJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

ASV
5. So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

ESV
5. 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!

ERVEN
5. It is the same with our tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it can boast about doing great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.

NLT
5. 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.

WEB
5. So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

NLV
5. The tongue is also a small part of the body, but it can speak big things. See how a very small fire can set many trees on fire.

HCSB
5. 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.

YLT
5. so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

LITV
5. So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how little a fire kindles how large a forest!

RV
5. So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

NCV
5. It is the same with the tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it brags about great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.

MKJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold how little a fire kindles how large a forest!

AKJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles!

LXXEN



KJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

AMP
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and it can boast of great things. See how much wood or how great a forest a tiny spark can set ablaze!

KJVP
5. Even G2532 CONJ so G3779 ADV the G3588 T-NSF tongue G1100 N-NSF is G2076 V-PXI-3S a little G3398 A-NSN member G3196 N-NSN , and G2532 CONJ boasteth great things G3166 V-PAI-3S . Behold G2400 V-2AAM-2S , how great G2245 A-ASF a matter G5208 N-ASF a little G3641 A-NSN fire G4442 N-NSN kindleth G381 V-PAI-3S !

YLT
5. so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

ASV
5. So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

WEB
5. So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

NASB
5. In the same way the tongue is a small member and yet has great pretensions. Consider how small a fire can set a huge forest ablaze.

ESV
5. 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!

RV
5. So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

RSV
5. So the tongue is a little member and boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire!

NKJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!

MKJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. Behold how little a fire kindles how large a forest!

AKJV
5. Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindles!

NRSV
5. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits. How great a forest is set ablaze by a small fire!

NIV
5. Likewise 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.

NIRV
5. In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body. But it brags a lot. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.

NLT
5. 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.

MSG
5. A word out of your mouth may seem of no account, but it can accomplish nearly anything--or destroy it! It only takes a spark, remember, to set off a forest fire.

GNB
5. 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!

NET
5. 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.

ERVEN
5. It is the same with our tongue. It is a small part of the body, but it can boast about doing great things. A big forest fire can be started with only a little flame.