James 3:5 in Ixil

5 As echat nibꞌan u qaqꞌeꞌ, tan kꞌuxh chꞌoo kuxhtuꞌ tiꞌ u kuchiꞌoleꞌ, as nim chit nu kujeꞌsakat qibꞌ staꞌn. As ech nibꞌan u qaqꞌeꞌ tiꞌ talat umaj vaꞌlexhla yol echeꞌ nibꞌan umaj tzꞌit xamal tul la ok tiꞌ umaj koobꞌal, tan kꞌuxh chꞌoo kuxh u tzꞌit xamaleꞌ, as mamaꞌla koobꞌal la tzꞌeꞌ veꞌt taꞌn u xamaleꞌ.

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

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

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Thus also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. See how little a fire, how large a wood it kindles!

World English Bible (WEB)

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

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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

Cross Reference

2 Peter 2:18 in Ixil

18 As tul nijeꞌsa tibꞌ unqꞌa chulin yoleꞌ tukꞌ viyoleꞌ uvaꞌ yeꞌl itxaꞌk, as nichuk txumbꞌal tiꞌ imaxtibꞌet unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ uvaꞌ aꞌn oknajle tiꞌ inimat u Tiixheꞌ, tan aꞌ ni tal unqꞌa chulin yoleꞌ uvaꞌ la qꞌaav unqꞌa uxhchileꞌ tiꞌ ibꞌanat u vaꞌlexheꞌ uvaꞌ nisaꞌ vichiꞌoleꞌ, echeꞌ uveꞌ nik ibꞌan bꞌaxa xoꞌl unqꞌa imooleꞌ uvaꞌ aꞌ kuxh u vaꞌlexheꞌ nibꞌaneꞌ.

Jude 1:16 in Ixil

16 As aꞌ chajnajeꞌ uveꞌ yeꞌ bꞌaꞌn ste kam uvaꞌ ni tucheꞌ. As aꞌ kuxh nibꞌan chajnaj kam uvaꞌ nisaꞌ chajnaj ibꞌanataꞌ. As nijeꞌsa tibꞌ tukꞌ unqꞌa yoleꞌ uvaꞌ ni tal sexoꞌl. As ni toksa chajnaj eqꞌii, tiꞌ uvaꞌ la ebꞌaneꞌ kam uvaꞌ nisaꞌ chajnaj setiꞌ.

Revelation 13:5 in Ixil

5 As u txooeꞌ uvaꞌ kat jeꞌ chꞌuꞌl xeꞌ u mar as kat aqꞌax veꞌt te txoo tiꞌ uvaꞌ la ijeꞌsa veꞌt tibꞌ txoo. As tul nik iyolon veꞌt txoo, as kat yoqꞌon veꞌt txoo tiꞌ u Tiixheꞌ. As kaꞌvaꞌl toxkꞌal (42) ichꞌ kat aqꞌax veꞌt tijleꞌm txoo.