84 Bible Verses about Tongue

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James 3:5

So, also, the tongue, is, a little member, and yet, of great things, maketh boast. Lo! how small a fire, kindleth, how great a forest;

Judges 7:5

So he took down the people unto the waters, - and Yahweh said unto Gideon - Every one that lappeth with his tongue of the water, as a dog lappeth, thou shalt set him by himself, likewise, every one that boweth down upon his knees, to drink.

Job 41:1

Canst thou draw out the Crocodile with a fish-hook? Or, with a cord, canst thou fasten down his tongue?

Mark 7:33

And, taking him away from the multitude apart, he thrust his fingers into his ears, and, spitting, touched his tongue;

Luke 16:24

And, he, calling out, said - Father Abraham! have mercy upon me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, - because I am in anguish in this flame.

Revelation 16:10

And, the fifth, poured out his bowl upon the throne of the beast; and his kingdom became darkened, and they began to gnaw their tongues by reason of the pain, -

Numbers 22:4

So Moab said unto the elders of Midian - Now, shall the gathered host lick up all that are round about us, as the ox doth lick up the verdure of the field. But, Balak son of Zippor, was king unto Moab at that time.

Job 12:11

Doth not, the ear, try, words? even as, the palate, tasteth for itself, food?

Job 34:3

For, the ear, trieth words, as, the palate, tasteth in eating.

Psalm 68:23

That thou mayest bathe thy foot in blood, - The tongue of thy dogs, from the foes, hath its portion.

1 Kings 21:19

Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying - Thus, saith Yahweh, Hast thou committed murder, and also taken possession? Then shalt thou speak unto him, saying: Thus, saith Yahweh, In the place where the dogs have lapped up the blood of Naboth, shall the dogs lap up thy blood, even thine.

1 Kings 22:38

And, when the chariot was washed out at the pool of Samaria, the dogs lapped up his blood, also, the harlots, bathed there , - according to the word of Yahweh which he had spoken.

Luke 16:21

and to long to be fed from the crumbs that fell from the table of the rich man: nay! even, the dogs, used to come and lick his sores.

Psalm 22:15

Dried as a potsherd, is my strength, And, my tongue, is made to cleave to my gums, And, in the dust of death, wilt thou lay me.

Psalm 137:6

Let my tongue cleave to the roof of my mouth, if I do not remember thee! if I do not lift up Jerusalem above the head of mine own gladness.

Isaiah 41:17

As for the oppressed and the needy. Seeking water when there is none, Their tongue with thirst being parched I - Yahweh, will answer them, The God of Israel, I will not forsake them:

Lamentations 4:4

The tongue of the suckling, cleaveth to the roof of his mouth for thirst, - Young children, have asked bread, there was none, to break, it to them.

Exodus 4:10-11

And Moses said unto Yahweh - Pardon, O My Lord! not a man of words, am I, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant, - for heavy of mouth and heavy of tongue, I am. Then Yahweh said unto him - Who appointed a mouth for man, or who appointeth him to be dumb, or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, Yahweh,?

Ezekiel 3:26

thy tongue also, will I cause to cleave unto the roof of thy mouth, so shalt thou be dumb and not be to them a reprover, - For a perverse house, they are!

Luke 1:20-22

And lo! thou shalt be silent, and not able to speak until the day when these things shall come to pass; because thou didst not believe in my words, - the which shall be fulfilled for their season. And the people were expecting Zachariah, and began to marvel that he should tarry in the Temple; and when he came forth he was not able to speak unto them, and they perceived that, a vision, he had seen in the Temple, - and, he, continued making signs unto them, and remained dumb.

Mark 7:33-35

And, taking him away from the multitude apart, he thrust his fingers into his ears, and, spitting, touched his tongue; and, looking up into the heaven, sighed deeply, and saith unto him - Ephphatha! that is, Be opened! and his ears opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, - and he was speaking correctly.

Isaiah 32:4

And the heart of the hurried, shall take note of knowledge, And the tongue of stammerers, shall make haste to speak plainly.

Isaiah 35:6

Then, shall leap as a hart the lame, Then shall shout the tongue of the dumb, For, there have broken forth - In the desert - waters, And streams, in the waste plain:

Matthew 15:30-31

And there came unto him large multitudes, having with themselves the lame, the maimed, the blind, the dumb, and many others, - and they cast them near his feet, and he cured them; so that the multitude marvelled, seeing the dumb speaking, the lame walking, and the blind seeing, - and they glorified the God of Israel.

Luke 1:64

And his mouth was opened instantly, and his tongue loosed , and he began to speak, blessing, God.

Proverbs 11:12

He that sheweth contempt for his neighbour, lacketh sense, but, a man of understanding, observeth silence.

Proverbs 17:27-28

Sparing of his words, is one who valueth knowledge, and, of a thoughtful spirit, is a man of intelligence. Even a fool, holding his peace, is accounted, wise, - He that closeth his lips, is thought to have understanding.

Job 29:9-10

Rulers, restrained speech, and, a hand, laid they on their mouth; The voice of nobles, was hushed, and their tongue to their palate, did cleave;

Psalm 39:1

I said, to myself, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue, - I will put on my mouth a muzzle, So long as the lawless is before me.

Psalm 35:28

Mine own tongue also, shall softly utter thy righteousness, - All the day long, - thy praise!

Psalm 16:9

Therefore, hath my heart rejoiced, and mine honour exulted, Yea, my flesh, shall settle down securely;

Psalm 45:1

Overflowed hath my heart, with an excellent theme, I will recite my poem concerning the king, Be, my tongue, like the pen of a scribe who is skilled.

Psalm 51:14

Rescue me from shed-blood, O God, the God of my salvation, My tongue should shout thy righteousness;

Psalm 66:17

Unto him - with my mouth, did I cry, And high praise was under my tongue.

Psalm 71:24

Even my tongue, all the day, shall softly utter thy righteousness, For they have turned pale - for they have blushed, Who were seeking my hurt.

Psalm 119:172

My tongue, shall respond, with thy word, For, all thy commandments, are righteous.

Acts 2:26

For this reason, was my heart made glad and my tongue exulted, - ye further, even my flesh, shall encamp on hope:

Luke 21:14-15

Settle, then, in your hearts, not to be studying beforehand, how to make defense; For, I, will give you a mouth and wisdom, which one-and-all who are setting themselves against, you shall be unable to withstand or gainsay.

Isaiah 45:23

By myself, have I sworn, Gone forth out of my mouth, is righteousness as a decree And shall not turn back, - That, unto myself, Shall bow every knee, Shall swear every tongue:

Romans 14:11

For it is written - Living am, I, saith the Lord, unto me, shall bow every knee, and, every tongue, shall openly confess unto God.

Philippians 2:10-11

In order that, in the name of Jesus, every knee might bow - of beings in heaven, and on earth, and underground, - And, every tongue, might openly confess - that Jesus Christ is, Lord, unto the glory of God the Father.

Psalm 37:30

The mouth of a righteous man, softly uttereth wisdom, and, his tongue, speaketh justice:

Proverbs 10:19-20

In the multitude of words, there wanteth not transgression, but, he that restraineth his lips, sheweth prudence. Choice silver, is the tongue of the righteous, but, the sense of the lawless, is very small.

James 3:3-10

Now, if, the horses bits, into their mouths, we thrust, to the end they may be yielding to us, their whole body also, do we turn about. Lo! the ships also, large as they are, and, by rough winds, driven along, are turned about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the steersman inclineth. So, also, the tongue, is, a little member, and yet, of great things, maketh boast. Lo! how small a fire, kindleth, how great a forest;read more.
And, the tongue, is a fire, - as , the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna! For, every nature - both of wild beasts and of birds, both of reptiles and of things in the sea, is to be tamed, and hath been tamed, by the human nature; But, the tongue, none of mankind can, tame, - A restless mischief! Full of deadly poison Therewith, are we blessing our Lord and Father, and, therewith, we are cursing the men who, after the likeness of God, have been brought into being! Out of the same mouth, come forth blessing and cursing! Not meet, my brethren, for, these things, thus, to be coming to pass!

Psalm 50:19

Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;

Psalm 52:4

Thou lovest all devouring words, O deceitful tongue!

Psalm 120:2-3

What shall be given to thee, and what shall be added to thee, thou deceitful tongue?

Proverbs 17:20

The crooked in heart, shall not find good, and, he that is perverse with his tongue, shall fall into wickedness.

Jeremiah 9:8

A pointed arrow, is their tongue Deceit, hath it spoken, - With his mouth peace unto his neighbour, doth one speak, But within himself, he layeth his ambush.

Micah 6:12

For, her rich men, are full of violence, and, her inhabitants, have spoken falsehood, - and, their tongue, is deceitful in their mouth.

Jeremiah 9:3

Who have prepared e their tongue as their bow of falsehood, And, not by faithfulness, have they become mighty in the land, - For from wickedness unto wickedness, have they gone forth, But me, have they not known, Declareth Yahweh.

Proverbs 26:28

A false tongue, hateth them who are crushed by it, and, a flattering mouth, worketh occasion of stumbling.

Psalm 12:3-4

May Yahweh cut off All the lips that utter smooth things, - the tongue that speaketh swelling words; Them who say - With our tongue, will we prevail, our lips, are our own, who is our master?

Psalm 52:2

Engulfing ruin, doth thy tongue devise, Like a whetted razor, working deceit;

Proverbs 6:24

To keep thee from the wicked woman, from the flattery of the tongue of her that is a stranger.

Isaiah 57:4

Against whom would ye disport yourselves? Against whom would ye widen the mouth and lengthen the tongue, - Are not, ye, Children of transgression, A Seed of falsehood.

Isaiah 59:3

For, your hands, are defiled with blood, And, your fingers, with iniquity, - Your lips, have spoken falsehood, and Your tongue, muttereth, perversity.

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Acts 1:19

And it became known unto all them who were dwelling in Jerusalem, so that that field was called, in their language, Akeldama, that is, Field of Blood. -

Revelation 5:9

and they sing a new song, saying - Worthy, art thou, to take the scroll and to open the seals thereof; because thou wast slain, and didst redeem unto God by thy blood men out of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

Tongue » Gift of

Acts 2:33

By the right hand of God, therefore, having been exalted, also, the promise of the Holy Spirit, having received from the Father, He hath poured out this which, yourselves, do see and hear.

1 Corinthians 12:10

And, unto another, energies of mighty works, and, unto another, prophesying, and, unto another, discriminations of spirits, - unto a different one, kinds of tongues, and, unto another, translation of tongues; -

More verses: Acts 10:46 Acts 2:1-18

Tongue » Language

Revelation 7:9

After these things, I saw, and 1o! a great multitude, - which, to number it! no one was able, - of every nation, and of all tribes, and peoples, and tongues; standing before the throne, and before the Lamb; arrayed in white robes, and palm-branches in their hands; -

Isaiah 66:18

Because, I, -- for their works and their devices, doth it come! -- Am about to gather together all nations and tongues, - So shall they come and see my glory.

Genesis 10:5

From these, were dispersed the inhabitants of the coastlands of the nations, in their lands, each man by his tongue, by their families in their nations.

Genesis 10:20

These, are the sons of Ham, by their families by their tongues, in their lands in their nations.

Tongue » Restrained by wisdom

Tongue » Loquacious

Tongue » Confusion of

Genesis 11:1-9

So it came to pass that, all the earth, was of one manner of speech, - and of one stock of words. And it came to pass as they brake away onwards, that they found a plain in the land of Shinar, and dwelt there. Then said they, each man to his friend, Come on! let us make bricks, and burn them thoroughly, - So the bricks, served them for stone, and bitumen, served them for mortar, read more.
And they said Come on! let us build for ourselves a city, and a tower with its head in the heavens, so let us make for ourselves a name, - lest we be scattered abroad over the face of all the earth. And Yahweh came down, to behold the city, and the tower, - which the sons of men had built. Then said Yahweh: Lo! one people and one manner of speech, have they all, this, then is what they have begun to do, - now, therefore, nothing will be withholden from them which they may plan to do. Come on! let us go down, and there confuse their speech, - that they may not under-stand, each man the speech of his friend. So Yahweh scattered them from thence over the face of all the earth, - and so they left off building the city. For this cause, was the name thereof called Babel; because there, did Yahweh confuse the speech of all the earth, - and, from thence, did Yahweh scatter them abroad, over the face of all the earth.

Tongue » Hasty

Topics on Tongue

Deceitful Tongues

Psalm 50:19

Thy mouth, hast thou thrust into wickedness, And, thy tongue, kept weaving deceit;

Speaking In Tongues

Acts 19:1-7

And it came to pass, while Apollos was in Corinth, Paul, passing through the upper parts, came to Ephesus, and found certain disciples;

The Tongue

James 3:6

And, the tongue, is a fire, - as , the world of unrighteousness, the tongue, becometh fixed among our members, that which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the wheel of our natural life, and is set on fire, by gehenna!

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