19 Bible Verses about The Tongue

And the tongue is a fire, and takes its place among the parts of our bodies as a world of evil; it soils the whole body and sets on fire the circle of man's nature, and itself is set on fire by hell.

but the tongue no human being can tame. It is an evil incapable of being quieted, full of deadly poison.

So the tongue, too, is a little organ but can boast of great achievements. See how a spark, ever so tiny, can set a vast forest on fire!

For we all make many a slip. If anyone never slips in speech, he is a man of maturity; he can control his whole body too.

For whoever speaks in ecstasy is speaking not to men but to God, for no one understands him, and yet by the Spirit he is speaking secret truths.

If anybody speaks in ecstasy, there must be only two, or three at most, and let one speak at a time, and someone explain what he says.

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

Dear children, let us stop loving with words or lips alone, but let us love with actions and in truth.

Look at ships, too; though great and driven by violent winds, they are steered with a tiny rudder wherever the pilot pleases.

If we put bridles into horses' mouths to make them obey us, we can guide their whole bodies, too.

So it is with you; unless in your ecstatic speaking you speak a message that is clearly intelligible, how can the message spoken by you be understood? You might just as well be talking to the air!

But in the public congregation I would rather speak five words with my mind in action, in order to instruct the people too, than ten thousand words in ecstasy.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and they make the man foul.

For if I pray in ecstasy, my spirit is praying, but my mind produces no results for anyone.

And they saw tongues like flames of fire separating and resting on their heads, one to each of them,

Out of the same mouth flow blessing and cursing! It ought not to be like this, my brothers.

Thank God, I speak in ecstasy more than any of you.

But if there is no one to explain it, let him keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and God alone.

So speaking in ecstasy is meant as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers, while prophecy is meant, not for unbelievers but for believers.