85 Bible Verses about Tongue

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest.

So he brought down the people to the water: and the LORD said to Gideon, "Everyone who laps of the water with his tongue, as a dog laps, him you shall set by himself; likewise everyone who kneels down on his knees to drink."

"Can you draw out Leviathan with a fishhook, or press down his tongue with a cord?

He took him aside from the crowd, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue.

He called out and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue. For I am in anguish in this flame.'

The fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast, and his kingdom was darkened. They gnawed their tongues because of the pain,

Moab said to the elders of Midian, "Now this multitude will lick up all that is around us, as the ox licks up the grass of the field." Balak the son of Zippor was king of Moab at that time.

Doesn't the ear try words, even as the palate tastes its food?

For the ear tries words, as the palate tastes food.

That you may crush them, dipping your foot in blood, that the tongues of your dogs may have their portion from your enemies."

You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "Have you killed and also taken possession?"' You shall speak to him, saying, 'Thus says the LORD, "In the place where dogs licked the blood of Naboth, dogs will lick your blood, even yours."'"

They washed the chariot by the pool of Samaria; and the dogs licked up his blood where the prostitutes washed themselves; according to the word of the LORD which he spoke.

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs that fell from the rich man's table. Yes, even the dogs came and licked his sores.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd. My tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You have brought me into the dust of death.

Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you; if I do not prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.

The poor and needy seek water, and there is none. Their tongue fails for thirst. I, the LORD, will answer them. I, the God of Israel, will not forsake them.

The nursing infant's tongue sticks to the roof of his mouth for thirst. The young children ask for bread, but no one gives to them.

Moses said to the LORD, "Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue." The LORD said to him, "Who made man's mouth? Or who makes one mute, or deaf, or seeing, or blind? Isn't it I, the LORD?

and I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, that you shall be mute, and shall not be to them a reprover; for they are a rebellious house.

And look, you will be silent and not able to speak, until the day that these things will happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their proper time." The people were waiting for Zechariah, and they marveled that he delayed in the temple. When he came out, he could not speak to them, and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. He continued making signs to them, and remained mute.

He took him aside from the crowd, privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he spat, and touched his tongue. Looking up to heaven, he sighed, and said to him, "Ephphatha." that is, "Be opened." Immediately his ears were opened, and the impediment of his tongue was released, and he spoke clearly.

The heart of the rash will understand knowledge, and the tongue of the stammerers will be ready to speak plainly.

Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

Great crowds came to him, having with them the lame, blind, mute, crippled, and many others, and they put them down at his feet; and he healed them. So the crowd was amazed when they saw the mute speaking, injured whole, lame walking, and blind seeing?and they glorified the God of Israel.

His mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue freed, and he spoke, blessing God.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding. Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

The princes refrained from talking, and laid their hand on their mouth. The voice of the nobles was hushed, and their tongue stuck to the roof of their mouth.

But the LORD is in his holy temple. Let all the earth be silent before him."

surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

Therefore my heart is glad, and my glory rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.

My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.

Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "The LORD has done great things for them."

Therefore my heart was glad, and my tongue rejoiced. Moreover my flesh also will dwell in hope;

With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

"The Spirit of the LORD spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.

The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with a word him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

But as for me, I am full of power by the Spirit of the LORD, and of judgment, and of might, to declare to Jacob his disobedience, and to Israel his sin.

Settle it therefore in your hearts not to meditate beforehand how to answer, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your adversaries will not be able to withstand or to contradict.

By myself have I sworn, the word is gone forth from my mouth in righteousness, and shall not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall swear to God.

For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'"

that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of those in heaven, those on earth, and those under the earth, and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely. The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time.

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Now if we put bits into the horses' mouths so that they may obey us, we guide their whole body. Behold, the ships also, though they are so big and are driven by fierce winds, are yet guided by a very small rudder, wherever the pilot desires. So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest.read more.
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by hell. For all kinds of animals, and birds, of reptiles and sea creatures, are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind. But nobody 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 the image of God. Out of the same mouth comes forth blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb; with their tongue they are deceitful.

"You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.

You love all devouring words, you deceitful tongue.

Deliver my soul, LORD, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?

One who has a perverse heart doesn't find prosperity, and one who has a deceitful tongue falls into trouble.

Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mouth, but in his heart he lies in wait for him.

Her rich men are full of violence, her inhabitants speak lies, and their tongue is deceitful in their speech.

"Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit." "The poison of vipers is under their lips;"

"They bend their tongue, as their bow, for falsehood; and they are grown strong in the land, but not for truth: for they proceed from evil to evil, and they do not know me," says the LORD.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

Getting treasures by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor for those who seek death.

A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, who have said, "With our tongue we will prevail. Our lips are our own. Who is lord over us?"

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

to keep you from the immoral woman, from the flattery of the foreign woman.

Against whom do you sport yourselves? Against whom do you make a wide mouth, and stick out your tongue? Aren't you children of disobedience, a seed of falsehood,

For your hands are defiled with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, your tongue mutters wickedness.