3 We put bits in the horses’ mouths . By these two comparisons he proves that a great part of true perfection is in the tongue, and that it exercises dominion, as he has just said, over the whole life. He compares the tongue, first, to a bridle, and then to a helm of a ship. Though a horse be a ferocious animal, yet he is turned about at the will of its rider, because he is bridled; no less can the tongue serve to govern man. So also with regard to the helm of a ship, which guides a large vessel and surmounts the impetuosity of winds. Though the tongue be a small member, yet it avails much in regulating the life of man. return to ' Top of Page ' <a name="verse-5" class="com-number"
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Source
source-manifest/cal— Calvin's Commentaries (PD)- evidence_grade: T_theological