50 Bible Verses about The Tongue
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(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.
And the tongue none of men can tame; an ungovernable evil, full of deadly poison.
The mouth of the just one shall germinate wisdom: and the tongue of perverseness shall be cut off.
The tongue of the just is choice silver: the heart of the unjust is as little.
So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body.
For he speaking in a tongue speaks not to men, but to God: (for none hears; and in the spirit he speaks mysteries.)
Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit
Whether any speak in a tongue, by two, or the most by three, and in part; and let one interpret.
With it we praise the God and Father; and with it we curse men, those made according to the similitude of God.
Against whom will ye deride? against whom will ye make broad the mouth, will ye thrust out the tongue? are ye not children of transgressing and a seed of falsehood?
Who said, By our tongues we shall prevail; our lips are with us: who is Lord over us?
My little children, we should not love in word, neither in tongue; but in work and truth.
Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will.
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
In the scourge of the tongue thou shalt be hid, and thou shalt not be afraid of desolation when it shall come.
O Jehovah, deliver my soul from lips of falsehood, from a tongue of deceit.
There is he talking idly as the piercings of the sword: and the tongue of the wise is healing.
For the mouth of the unjust, and the mouth of deceit opened against me; they eke with me the tongue of false-hood.
Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body.
So also ye, except by the tongue ye give an evident word, how shall the speaking be known? for ye shall be speaking into the air.
To the overseer, to Jeduthun: chanting of David. I said, I will watch my way from sinning with my tongue: I will watch for my mouth with a muzzle while yet the unjust one is before me.
But in the church, I will to speak five words by my mind, that I might also sound. in the ears of others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.
But the things going forth out of the mouth come from the heart, and these pollute the man.
And they will say, Come, and we will purpose purposes against Jeremiah; for law shall not perish from the priest, and counsel from the wise, and the word from the prophet Come, and we will strike him with the tongue, and we will not attend to any of his words.
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, and my mind is unfruitful.
Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be.
To watch thee from the woman of evil, from the smoothness of the strange tongue.
So that thy foot shall shake in blood, the tongue of thy dogs from the enemies of him.
Words of pleasantness an, honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and healing to the bones.
Come, we will come down and mix their lip that they shall not hear a man the lip of his neighbor.
In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent
The Lord Jehovah gave to me the tongue of the expert to know to help the weary with a word: he will rouse up in the morning by morning, he will rouse up to me the ear to hear as the expert
And they will cause their tongue to falter upon themselves: all looking upon them shall be moved.
And if there be no interpreter, let him be silent in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.
So that tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving: and the gift of prophecy, not to the unbelieving, but to the believing.
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(And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell.
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Death and life in the hand of the tongue: and they loving it shall eat its fruit
For in many things we all stumble. If any stumble not in word, this a perfect man, able to govern by a bridle also the whole body. Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they should yield to us; and we lead their whole body. Behold also ships, being so great, and driven by hard winds, are led by the smallest rudder, wherever the desire of him steering should will. read more.
So also the tongue is a small member, and vaunts itself. Behold, how great a wood a little fire inflames (And the tongue a fire, a world of iniquity: so the tongue is placed in our members, defiling the whole body, and burning the wheel of creation; and burned by hell. For every nature of beasts, and also of birds, of creeping things, and also of things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the nature of man: And the tongue none of men can tame; an ungovernable evil, full of deadly poison. With it we praise the God and Father; and with it we curse men, those made according to the similitude of God. Out of the same month comes forth blessing and cursing. There is no need, my brethren, for these things so to be. Much less from the same aperture does a fountain bubble out sweet and bitter? The fig tree, my brethren, cannot make olives, or the vine, figs: so no fountain can make salt and sweet water.
