85 Bible Verses about Tongue

So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.

So he brought down the people to the water. And LORD said to Gideon, Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him thou shall set by himself. Likewise everyone who bows down upon his knees to drink.

Can thou draw out leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

And having taken him from the multitude in private, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spat, he touched his tongue.

And having cried out, he said, Father Abraham, be merciful to me, and send Lazarus, so that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this flame.

And the fifth agent poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast, and its kingdom became darkened, and they gnawed their tongues from the anguish.

And Moab said to the elders of Midian, Now will this multitude lick up all that is round about us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field. And Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

Does not the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

For the ear tries words as the palate tastes food.

that thou may dash thy foot in blood, that the tongue of thy dogs may have its portion from enemies.

And thou shall speak to him, saying, Thus says LORD, Have thou killed and also taken possession? And thou shall speak to him, saying, Thus says LORD, In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth shall dogs lick thy blood, eve

And they washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria, and the dogs licked up his blood (now the harlots washed themselves [there]), according to the word of LORD which he spoke.

and longing to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. But even the dogs that came licked his sores.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue clings to my jaws, and thou have brought me into the dust of death.

Let my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee, if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none, and their tongue fails for thirst. I, LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

The tongue of the sucking child clings to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young sons ask bread, and no man breaks it to them.

And Moses said to LORD, Oh, LORD, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou have spoken to thy servant, for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. And LORD said to him, Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes [a man] dumb, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Is it not I, LORD?

And I will make thy tongue cling to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shall be mute, and shall not be a reprover to them, for they are a rebellious house.

And behold, thou will be mute, and not able to speak until that day these things will come to pass, because thou did not believed my words, which will be fulfilled in their time. And the people were waiting for Zacharias, and they wondered during his delay in the temple. And when he came out, he could not speak to them, and they recognized that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he was beckoning to them, and remained speechless.

And having taken him from the multitude in private, he put his fingers into his ears, and having spat, he touched his tongue. And having looked up to heaven, he sighed, and says to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be opened. And straightaway his ears were opened, and the bond of his tongue was loosened, and he spoke plainly.

And the heart of the rash shall understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers shall be ready to speak plainly.

Then the lame man shall leap as a hart, and the tongue of the mute shall sing. For waters in the wilderness shall break out, and streams in the desert.

And many multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others. And they placed them beside Jesus' feet, and he healed them, so as for the multitudes to marvel seeing the mute speaking, the maimed healthy, and the lame walking, and the blind seeing. And they glorified the God of Israel.

And immediately his mouth was opened, and his tongue, and he spoke, praising God.

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely.

He who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

He who spares his words has knowledge, and he who is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is considered wise. When he shuts his lips, he is prudent.

He who keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

If any man among you seems to be religious, not bridling his tongue but deceiving his heart, this man's religion is futile.

For he who wants to love life, and see good days, let him restrain his tongue from evil, and his lips not to speak deceit.

The rulers refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The voice of the ranking men was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

But LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth keep silence before him.

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, nor shall my tongue utter deceit.

I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked man is before me.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness [and] of thy praise all the day long.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. My flesh also shall dwell in {hope (LXX/NT)}.

My heart overflows with a good matter. I speak the things which I have made concerning the king. My tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Deliver me from blood guiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation. [And] my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.

I cried to him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long. For they are put to shame, for they are confounded, who seek my hurt.

Let my tongue sing of thy word, for all thy commandments are righteousness.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, LORD has done great things for them.

Because of this my heart rejoiced, and my tongue was glad. And moreover my flesh will also rest in hope.

By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God.

The Spirit of LORD spoke by me, and his word was upon my tongue.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from LORD.

Lord LORD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning. He awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his transgression, and to Israel his sin.

Settle therefore in your hearts not to premeditate to make defense. For I will give you a mouth and wisdom that all those who oppose you will not be able to contradict or to resist.

By myself I have sworn, the word has gone forth from my mouth [in] righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue will {confess to God (LXX/NT)}.

For it is written, I live, says Lord, that every knee will bow to me, and every tongue will confess to God.

so that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of the heavenly, and the earthly, and the sub-earthly, and that every tongue should acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The mouth of a righteous man talks of wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

Transgression is not lacking in the multitude of words, but he who refrains his lips does wisely. The tongue of a righteous man is choice silver. The heart of the wicked is little worth.

There is he who speaks rashly like the piercings of a sword, but the tongue of the wise is health.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth, and a word in due season, how good it is!

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and the law of kindness is on her tongue.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it is a breaking of the spirit.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it shall eat the fruit of it.

Behold we put bits into the mouths of horses for them to obey us, and we guide about their whole body. Behold also the ships, being so great and driven by fierce winds, are guided about by a very small rudder, wherever the impulse of the man who steers determines. So also the tongue is a little body-part, and boasts greatly. Behold a little fire, how much wood it kindles.read more.
And the tongue is a fire, the world of unrighteousness. Thus, the tongue is made to lead among our body-parts, defiling the whole body, and setting the cycle of nature on fire, and being set on fire by hell. For every species, both of beasts and of birds, both of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by the human species. But no man is able to tame the tongue of men, an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. By it we bless the God and Father, and by it we curse men, who were made according to a likeness of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds blessing and curse. My brothers, these things ought not to happen this way.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking deceit.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their inward part is very wickedness. Their throat is an open sepulcher. With their tongue they {deceive (LXX/NT)}.

Thou give thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frames deceit.

Thou love all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. What shall be given to thee, and what shall be done more to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

He who has a wayward heart finds no good, and he who has a perverse tongue falls into mischief.

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit. He speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lays wait for him.

For the rich men of it are full of violence, and the inhabitants of it have spoken lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their mouth.

Their throat is an open grave. With their tongues they deceive. The poison of asps is under their lips,

And they bend their tongue--their bow--for falsehood, and they have grown strong in the land, but not for truth. For they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me, says LORD.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

The getting of treasures by a lying tongue is a vapor driven to and fro by those who seek death.

A lying tongue hates those whom it has wounded, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

LORD will cut off all flattering lips, the tongue that speaks great things, who have said, With our tongue will we prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?

Thy tongue devises wickedness, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

to keep thee from the evil woman, from the flattery of the stranger's tongue.

Against whom do ye sport yourselves, against whom ye make a wide mouth, and put out the tongue? Are ye not children of transgression, a seed of falsehood,

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity. Your lips have spoken lies. Your tongue mutters wickedness.