50 Bible Verses about The Tongue
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And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper's poison is under their lips. Selah.
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.
For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret.
With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.
Against whom do you sport yourselves? Against whom do you make a wide mouth, and stick out your tongue? Aren't you children of disobedience, a seed of falsehood,
who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"
Little children, let us not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires.
You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, neither shall you be afraid of destruction when it comes.
"Though wickedness is sweet in his mouth, though he hide it under his tongue,
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.
for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
Now if we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, we guide their whole body.
So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.
I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
However in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.
Let the lying lips be mute, which speak against the righteous insolently, with pride and contempt.
But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.
Confuse them, Lord, and confound their language, for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Then they said, "Come, and let us make plans against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us strike him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words."
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the foreign woman.
That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."
Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
Come, let us go down, and there confuse their language, that they may not understand one another's speech."
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.
The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.
Their own tongues shall ruin them. All who see them will shake their heads.
But if there is no interpreter, let him keep silent in the church, and let him speak to himself, and to God.
Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.
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And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also. Now if we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, we guide their whole body. Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires. read more.
So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest. And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell. For all kinds of animals, and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind. But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God. Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring send out from the same opening fresh and bitter water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, yield olives, or a vine figs? Nor is salt water able to produce sweet.
