50 Bible Verses about The Tongue
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And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,
but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little value.
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.
They make their tongues
as sharp as a snake’s bite;
viper’s venom is under their lips.Selah
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.
For the person who speaks in another language is not speaking to men but to God, since no one understands him; however, he speaks mysteries in the Spirit.
Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
The reflections of the heart belong to man,
but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.
If any person speaks in another language, there should be only two, or at the most three, each in turn, and someone must interpret.
We praise our Lord and Father with it, and we curse men who are made in God’s likeness with it.
Who is it you are mocking?
Who is it you are opening your mouth
and sticking out your tongue at?
Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,
you race of liars,
They say, “Through our tongues we have power;
our lips are our own—who can be our master?”
Little children, we must not love with word or speech, but with truth and action.
And consider ships: Though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
There is one who speaks rashly,
like a piercing sword;
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
For wicked and deceitful mouths open against me;
they speak against me with lying tongues.
Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.
In the same way, unless you use your tongue for intelligible speech, how will what is spoken be known? For you will be speaking into the air.
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
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.
Let lying lips be quieted;
they speak arrogantly against the righteous
with pride and contempt.
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.
Then certain ones said, “Come, let’s make plans against Jeremiah, for instruction will never be lost from the priest, or counsel from the wise, or an oracle from the prophet. Come, let’s denounce him and pay no attention to all his words.”
For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful.
And tongues, like flames of fire that were divided, appeared to them and rested on each one of them.
Praising and cursing come out of the same mouth. My brothers, these things should not be this way.
They will protect you from an evil woman,
from the flattering tongue of a stranger.
so that your foot may wade in blood
and your dogs’ tongues may have their share
from the enemies.”
Pleasant words are a honeycomb:
sweet to the taste and health to the body.
Come, let Us go down there and confuse their language so that they will not understand one another’s speech.”
When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.
The Lord God has given Me
the tongue of those who are instructed
to know how to sustain the weary with a word.
He awakens Me each morning;
He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.
They will be made to stumble;
their own tongues work against them.
All who see them will shake their heads.
But if there is no interpreter, that person should keep silent in the church and speak to himself and to God.
It follows that speaking in other languages is intended as a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers. But prophecy is not for unbelievers but for believers.
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And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body,
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and those who love it will eat its fruit.
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body. Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal. And consider ships: though very large and driven by fierce winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. read more.
So too, though the tongue is a small part [of the body], it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites. And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our [bodies]; it pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell. For every creature-animal or bird, reptile or fish-is tamed and has been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men who are made in God's likeness. Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things should not be this way. Does a spring pour out sweet and bitter water from the same opening? Can a fig tree produce olives, my brothers, or a grapevine [produce] figs? Neither can a saltwater spring yield fresh water.
