1 Corinthians 14:19

yet in the church I would rather speak five words with my understanding, in order to teach others also, than 10,000 words in another language.

1 Corinthians 14:21-22

It is written in the law:

I will speak to these people
by people of other languages
and by the lips of foreigners,
and even then, they will not listen to Me,


says the Lord.

1 Corinthians 14:4

The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

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Summary

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

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1 Corinthians 14:4
The person who speaks in another language builds himself up, but he who prophesies builds up the church.

General references

1 Corinthians 12:7
A demonstration of the Spirit is given to each person to produce what is beneficial:

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