James 3:4

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Look also at the ships: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires.

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  • Ps 107:25-27 : 25 For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea. 26 They rose up to the heavens, then they went down to the depths; their courage melted away in their distress. 27 They reeled and staggered like drunkards, and all their skill was useless.
  • Jonah 1:4 : 4 But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.
  • Matt 8:24 : 24 Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.
  • Acts 27:14-38 : 14 But not long after, a violent wind, called the Northeaster, rushed down from the island. 15 The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along. 16 As we passed to the lee of a small island called Clauda, we were barely able to secure the ship's lifeboat. 17 After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along. 18 The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard. 19 On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands. 20 When neither sun nor stars appeared for many days and the storm continued to rage, all hope of being saved was finally abandoned. 21 After they had gone a long time without food, Paul stood up among them and said, "Men, you should have listened to me and not set sail from Crete, thereby avoiding this disaster and loss. 22 But now I urge you to take courage, because not one of you will lose your life; only the ship will be lost. 23 Last night, an angel of the God to whom I belong and whom I serve stood beside me, 24 saying, 'Do not be afraid, Paul. You must stand trial before Caesar. And God has graciously given you the lives of all who are sailing with you.' 25 So take courage, men, because I believe God that it will be just as I was told. 26 But we must run aground on some island. 27 On the fourteenth night, as we were being driven across the Adriatic Sea, about midnight, the sailors sensed that they were approaching land. 28 They took soundings and found the depth to be twenty fathoms. A little later they sounded again and found it to be fifteen fathoms. 29 Fearing that we might run aground on the rocks, they dropped four anchors from the stern and prayed for daylight. 30 The sailors tried to escape from the ship, lowering the lifeboat into the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow. 31 But Paul said to the centurion and soldiers, "Unless these men stay aboard the ship, you cannot be saved." 32 So the soldiers cut the ropes holding the lifeboat and let it drift away. 33 As daylight was about to break, Paul urged them all to eat, saying, "Today is the fourteenth day you have been in constant suspense and have gone without food—you have eaten nothing. 34 Therefore, I urge you to take some food, because this is important for your survival. Not one of you will lose a single hair from your head. 35 After he said this, Paul took some bread, gave thanks to God in front of everyone, broke it, and began to eat. 36 They were all encouraged and ate some food themselves. 37 Altogether there were 276 of us on board. 38 After they had eaten as much as they wanted, they lightened the ship by throwing the grain into the sea.

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  • Jas 3:2-3
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    2For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to also control his whole body.

    3Now if we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.

  • Jas 3:5-7
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    5In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Consider how a small fire sets a great forest ablaze.

    6And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting the entire course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

    7Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is tamed and has been tamed by mankind,

  • Ps 104:25-26
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    72%

    25There is the vast and spacious sea, teeming with creatures beyond number, living things both large and small.

    26There the ships go to and fro, and Leviathan, which You formed to frolic there.

  • Acts 27:39-41
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    71%

    39When daylight came, they did not recognize the land, but they saw a bay with a sandy beach, where they decided to run the ship aground if they could.

    40So they cut loose the anchors and left them in the sea, untied the ropes that held the rudders, hoisted the foresail to the wind, and made for the beach.

    41But the ship struck a sandbar and ran aground. The bow stuck fast and would not move, and the stern began to break apart under the pounding of the waves.

  • Ps 107:23-25
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    71%

    23Some went down to the sea in ships, doing business on the great waters.

    24They saw the works of the LORD and His wonderful deeds in the deep.

    25For He spoke and raised up a stormy wind, which lifted the waves of the sea.

  • Acts 27:13-15
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    71%

    13When a gentle south wind began to blow, they thought they had obtained what they wanted, so they weighed anchor and sailed along the shore of Crete.

    14But not long after, a violent wind, called the Northeaster, rushed down from the island.

    15The ship was caught by the storm and could not head into the wind, so we gave way to it and were driven along.

  • Jonah 1:11-13
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    11Then they said to him, "What should we do to you so that the sea will calm down for us?" For the sea was growing more and more tempestuous.

    12He said to them, "Pick me up and throw me into the sea. Then the sea will calm down for you, for I know that it is because of me this great storm has come upon you."

    13Nevertheless, the men rowed hard to return to dry land, but they could not, for the sea grew increasingly stormy against them.

  • Ezek 27:25-26
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    25The ships of Tarshish carried your goods as your trading fleet. You were filled with merchandise and became glorious in the heart of the seas.

    26Your rowers brought you into deep waters, but the east wind broke you apart in the heart of the seas.

  • Mark 4:36-38
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    36Leaving the crowd behind, they took him along in the boat just as he was. Other small boats were also with him.

    37A great windstorm arose, and the waves were breaking into the boat, so that the boat was already filling up.

    38But he was in the stern, sleeping on the cushion. They woke him up and said to him, 'Teacher, don’t you care that we are perishing?'

  • Jonah 1:4
    69%

    4But the Lord hurled a great wind upon the sea, and there was a mighty storm on the sea, so that the ship was about to break apart.

  • Prov 21:1
    69%

    1The king's heart is like streams of water in the hand of the LORD; He directs it wherever He pleases.

  • Acts 27:17-19
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    69%

    17After hoisting it aboard, they used supports to undergird the ship. Fearing that they would run aground on the sandbanks of Syrtis, they lowered the sea anchor and let the ship be driven along.

    18The next day, as we were being violently tossed by the storm, they began to throw the cargo overboard.

    19On the third day, they threw the ship's tackle overboard with their own hands.

  • Ps 48:7
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    7Trembling seized them there, anguish like a woman in labor.

  • Ezek 27:29
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    29All who handle the oars, the sailors, and all the seafaring captains will disembark from their ships and stand on the shore.

  • Matt 14:24
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    24Meanwhile, the boat was already far from land, being battered by the waves because the wind was against it.

  • Matt 8:24
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    24Suddenly, a violent storm arose on the sea, so that the boat was being swamped by the waves. But Jesus was sleeping.

  • Eccl 1:6
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    6The wind blows to the south and turns to the north; round and round it goes, ever returning on its course.

  • Job 37:12
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    12They turn and shift by His guidance, to carry out all that He commands across the surface of the earth.

  • Isa 33:23
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    23Your ropes hang loose; they cannot hold the base of the mast firm, nor spread the sail. Then an abundance of spoils will be divided, and even the lame will seize the plunder.

  • Ps 107:29-30
    2 verses
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    29He stilled the storm to a whisper, and the waves of the sea were quiet.

    30They rejoiced when the waters grew calm, and He guided them to the harbor they desired.

  • Isa 2:16
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    16It will come against all the ships of Tarshish and against all the beautiful vessels.

  • 1 Kgs 9:27
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    27Hiram sent his servants, experienced sailors, who knew the sea, to work with Solomon's servants on the fleet.

  • Acts 27:30
    66%

    30The sailors tried to escape from the ship, lowering the lifeboat into the sea under the pretense of laying out anchors from the bow.

  • Ezek 27:8
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    8The inhabitants of Sidon and Arvad were your rowers; your skilled men, O Tyre, were aboard; they served as your sailors.

  • Matt 8:27
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    27The men were amazed and asked, 'What kind of man is this? Even the winds and the sea obey Him!'

  • Acts 27:7
    66%

    7We made slow headway for many days and had difficulty arriving off Cnidus. Because the wind did not allow us to go further, we sailed under the lee of Crete, off Salmone.

  • Prov 23:34
    65%

    34You will be like one lying down in the middle of the sea, or like one lying on the top of a mast.

  • Luke 8:23
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    23As they sailed, He fell asleep. A fierce storm came down on the lake, and they were being swamped and were in great danger.

  • Eccl 8:4
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    4Since the king’s word has authority, who can question him, saying, 'What are you doing?'

  • Matt 14:32
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    32When they climbed into the boat, the wind died down.

  • Ps 89:9
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    9LORD God of Hosts, who is mighty like you, LORD? Your faithfulness surrounds you.