BRIDLE (bit) (מֶֽתֶג־וָרֶ֣סֶן χαλινὸ̀ς). From both the Heb. and Gr. either bridle or bit is tr., depending on the context. Each of the Heb. words above denotes bridle and bit, formerly a halter in which the bit was a loop around the animal’s lower jaw. Both OT and NT use the term fig. to admonish self-control or submission to God. “I will bridle my mouth” said the psalmist (39:1; cf. Ps 32:9; Isa 30:28). James speaks of one who “does not bridle his tongue” (James 1:26) and “a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also” (3:2). Two examples of the noun form are: “If we put bits into the mouths of horses” (3:3) and “as high as a horse’s bridle” (Rev 14:20).