49 Bible Verses about The Tongue
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And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
For he who makes use of tongues is not talking to men but to God; because no one has the sense of what he is saying; but in the Spirit he is talking of secret things.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
If any man makes use of a tongue, let it not be more than two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let someone give the sense:
With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.
Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,
They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?
My little children, do not let our love be in word and in tongue, but let it be in act and in good faith.
And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
He will keep you safe from the evil tongue; and you will have no fear of wasting when it comes.
Though evil-doing is sweet in his mouth, and he keeps it secretly under his tongue;
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.
So if you, in using a strange tongue, say words which have no sense, how will anyone take in what you are saying? for you will be talking to the air.
I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
But in the church it would be better for me to make use of five words of which the sense was clear, so that others might have profit, than ten thousand words in a strange tongue.
Let the false lips be shut, which say evil against the upright, looking down on him in their pride.
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
Send destruction on them, O Lord, make a division of tongues among them: for I have seen fighting and violent acts in the town.
Then they said, Come, let us make a design against Jeremiah; for teaching will never be cut off from the priest, or wisdom from the wise, or the word from the prophet. Come, let us make use of his words for an attack on him, and let us give attention with care to what he says.
For if I make use of tongues in my prayers, my spirit makes the prayer, but not my mind.
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.
They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.
So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Come, let us go down and take away the sense of their language, so that they will not be able to make themselves clear to one another.
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:
The evil of their tongues is the cause of their fall; all those who see them are shaking their heads at them.
But if there is no one to give the sense, let him keep quiet in the church; and let his words be to himself and to God.
For this reason tongues are for a sign, not to those who have faith, but to those who have not: but the prophet's word is for those who have faith, and not for the rest who have not.
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A good-for-nothing man is a designer of evil, and in his lips there is a burning fire.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control. Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies. And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it. read more.
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire! And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell. For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death. With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image. Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so. Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water? Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?