Whithersoever the governor listeth— Whithersoever the action of the pilot directs. Heylin. Whithersoever the steersman pleaseth. Doddridge; who remarks, "I know not how to express in English the force of 'Ορμη του ευθυνοντος, which, admirably represents the impetuosity with which, in a storm, a man at the helm, on a critical occasion, turns his hand."
Related Commentaries of James 3:4
James 3:4
4 Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.