19 Bible Verses about The Tongue

And the tongue is a fire, a world of evil among the members of the body. The tongue corrupts our whole person, sets the whole course of our life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

But no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things. See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

For one who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men but to God; for no one understands him, but in his spirit he speaks mysteries.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, it should be by two or at the most three, and each in turn; and one must interpret.

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God.

Little children, let us not love in word or tongue but in deed and in truth.

Look at the ships also; though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.

If we put bits into the mouths of horses that they may obey us, we guide their whole bodies.

So it is with you, unless you utter by the tongue speech that is intelligible, how will anyone know what is spoken? For you will be speaking into the air.

but in the church I would rather speak five words with my mind, to instruct others, than ten thousand words in a tongue.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile a man.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

And there appeared to them tongues as of fire distributing themselves, and they rested on each one of them.

From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brethren, this ought not to be so.

I thank God that I speak in tongues more than you all;

But if there is no interpreter, he must keep silent in the church; and let him speak to himself and to God.

Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; but prophecy is for believers, not for unbelievers.