50 Bible Verses about The Tongue

The tongue is a fire, a world of evil. Placed among the parts of our bodies, the tongue contaminates the whole body and sets on fire the course of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.

but no one can tame the tongue. It is an uncontrollable evil filled with deadly poison.

The words of the righteous overflow with wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut out.

What the righteous person says is like precious silver; the thoughts of the wicked are compared to small things.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it can boast of great achievements. A huge forest can be set on fire by a little flame.

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; the venom of vipers is on their lips. Interlude

Even before I have formed a word with my tongue, you, LORD, know it completely!

For all of us make many mistakes. If someone does not make any mistakes when he speaks, he is perfect and able to control his whole body.

For the person who speaks in a foreign language is not actually speaking to people but to God. Indeed, no one understands him, because he is talking about secrets by the Spirit.

The power of the tongue is life and death those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

People do the planning, but the end result is from the LORD.

If anyone speaks in a foreign language, only two or three at the most should do so, one at a time, and somebody must interpret.

With it we bless the Lord and Father, and with it we curse those who are made in God's likeness.

Whom are you mocking? And against whom do you make a wide mouth and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, the offspring of lies,

those who say, "By our tongues we will prevail; our lips belong to us. Who is master over us?"

Little children, we must stop expressing love merely by our words and manner of speech; we must love also in action and in truth.

Look! I've begun to speak, and I'm fashioning my words.

Then keep your tongue from doing evil and your lips from spreading lies.

And look at ships! They are so big that it takes strong winds to drive them, yet they are steered by a tiny rudder wherever the helmsman directs.

Anyone who guards his words protects his life; anyone who talks too much is ruined.

You'll be protected from the accusing tongue; you need not fear destruction when it heads your way.

"LORD, deliver me from lips that lie and tongues that deceive."

Though evil tastes sweet in his mouth, though he conceals it under his tongue,

Some speak rashly like the cutting of a sword, but what the wise say promotes healing.

for the mouths of wicked and deceitful people are opened against me; they speak against me with lying tongues.

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

In the same way, unless you speak an intelligible message with your language, how will anyone know what is being said? You'll be talking into the air!

I told myself, "I will keep watch over my tongue to keep from sinning. I will muzzle my mouth when the wicked are around."

But in church I would rather speak five words with my mind to instruct others than 10,000 words in a foreign language.

Since the ear tests words like a palate tastes food,

Let the lying lips be made still, especially those who speak arrogantly against the righteous with pride and contempt.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and it is those things that make a person unclean.

Confound them, Lord, and confuse their speech, because I have seen violence and strife in the city.

Then they said, "Come, let's make up a plot against Jeremiah. After all, the priest's instruction, the wise man's counsel, and the prophet's message won't be destroyed. So let's verbally attack him. Pay no attention to anything he says!"

A fool's mouth is his unraveling, and his lips entrap himself.

For if I pray in a foreign language, my spirit prays but my mind is not productive.

They saw tongues like flames of fire that separated, and one rested on each of them.

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. It should not be like this, my brothers!

to protect you from the evil woman, from the words of the seductive woman.

that your feet may wade through blood. The tongues of your dogs will have their portions from your enemies."

Pleasant words are honey from a honeycomb sweet to the soul and healing for the body.

Whoever watches his mouth and tongue keeps himself from trouble.

Now, go! I myself will help you with your speech, and I'll teach you what you are to say."

Come on! Let's go down there and confuse their language, so that they won't understand each other's speech."

Transgression is at work where people talk too much, but anyone who holds his tongue is prudent.

I thank God that I speak in foreign languages more than all of you.

"The Lord GOD has given me a learned tongue, so that I may know how to sustain the weary with words. And morning after morning he wakens, and he wakens my ear to listen like those who are being taught.

They tripped over their own tongues, and everyone who was watching ran away.

If an interpreter is not present, the speaker should remain silent in the church and speak to himself and God.

Foreign languages, then, are meant to be a sign, not for believers, but for unbelievers, while prophecy is meant, not for unbelievers, but for believers.