22 Bible Verses about Tongue

so also the tongue is a small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how much wood a little fire kindles!

And taking him from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers in his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue,

And he called and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am in pain in this flame.

And the fifth poured out his bowl on the throne of the beast; and his kingdom was darkened, and they gnawed their tongues from painful labor,

and desiring to be fed with the crumbs which fell from the rich man's table; but the dogs also came and licked his ulcers.

And behold you shall be silent, and not able to speak, till the day these things are accomplished; because you have not believed my words, which shall be fulfilled in their time. And the people waited for Zachariah, and wondered that he staid so long in the temple. And when he came out he could not speak to them; and they perceived that he had seen a vision in the temple. And he made signs to them, and continued dumb.

And taking him from the multitude by himself, he put his fingers in his ears, and spit, and touched his tongue, and looking up to heaven he groaned, and said to him, Ephphatha, which is, Be opened. And immediately his ears were opened, and the cord of his tongue was loosed, and he spoke correctly.

And great multitudes came to him, having with them the lame, the blind, the dumb, the crippled, and many others; and they cast them at Jesus' feet, and he cured them; so that the multitude wondered, seeing the dumb talk, the crippled sound, the lame walk, and the blind see; and they glorified the God of Israel.

And his mouth was immediately opened, and his tongue [loosed], and he spoke and blessed God.

But if any one among you thinks he is religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his mind, that man's religion is vain.

For he that will love life and see good days, let him withhold his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit,

therefore my heart rejoiced and my tongue was glad, and my flesh, moreover, shall also live in hope;

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

Settle it in your minds, therefore, not to premeditate what defense you shall make, for I will give you a mouth and wisdom which all your enemies shall not be able to resist or dispute.

For it is written, [As] I live, says the Lord, to me every knee shall bow, and every tongue confess to God.

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

But we put bits into the mouths of horses that they may obey us, and direct their whole body; behold also the ships, though of so great size and driven by powerful winds, are directed by a very small helm wherever the will of the pilot chooses; so also the tongue is a small member and boasts of great things. Behold, how much wood a little fire kindles!read more.
And the tongue is a fire, the tongue is made a world of wickedness among our members, it defiles the whole body and sets on fire the course of nature and is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beasts, and birds, and reptiles, and fishes, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race, but the tongue can no man tame; it is a disorderly evil, full of a deadly poison. With it bless we the Lord and Father, and with it curse we men made in the likeness of God. Out of the same mouth proceeds a blessing and a curse. My brothers, these things ought not so to be.

their throat is an opened tomb, with their tongues they practise deceit, the poison of asps is under their lips.