'Tongue' in the Bible
His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.
The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.
My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.
And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.
The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.
My heart was burning in my breast; while I was deep in thought the fire was lighted; then I said with my tongue,
My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.
Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.
My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
He gave it to Joseph as a witness, when he went out over the land of Egypt; then the words of a strange tongue were sounding in my ears.
For the mouth of the sinner is open against me in deceit: his tongue has said false things against me.
Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.
If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.
For there is not a word on my tongue which is not clear to you, O Lord.
Their tongues are sharp like the tongue of a snake; the poison of snakes is under their lips. (Selah.)
Let not a man of evil tongue be safe on earth: let destruction overtake the violent man with blow on blow.