So he brought the people down to the water, and the Lord said to Gideon, “Separate everyone who laps water with his tongue like a dog. Do the same with everyone who kneels to drink.”

The Spirit of the Lord spoke through me,His word was on my tongue.

Though evil tastes sweet in his mouthand he conceals it under his tongue,

my lips will not speak unjustly,and my tongue will not utter deceit.

I am going to open my mouth;my tongue will form words on my palate.

Can you pull in Leviathan with a hookor tie his tongue down with a rope?

Cursing, deceit, and violence fill his mouth;trouble and malice are under his tongue.

May the Lord cut off all flattering lipsand the tongue that speaks boastfully.

who does not slander with his tongue,who does not harm his friendor discredit his neighbor,

My strength is dried up like baked clay;my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth.You put me into the dust of death.

Keep your tongue from eviland your lips from deceitful speech.

And my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness,Your praise all day long.

The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom;his tongue speaks what is just.

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my waysso that I may not sin with my tongue;I will guard my mouth with a muzzleas long as the wicked are in my presence.”

My heart grew hot within me;as I mused, a fire burned.I spoke with my tongue:

For the choir director: according to “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song.My heart is moved by a noble themeas I recite my verses to the king;my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

You unleash your mouth for eviland harness your tongue for deceit.

Save me from the guilt of bloodshed, God,the God of my salvation,and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Like a sharpened razor,your tongue devises destruction,working treachery.

You love any words that destroy,you treacherous tongue!

I cried out to Him with my mouth,and praise was on my tongue.

Therefore, my tongue will proclaimYour righteousness all day long,for those who seek my harmwill be disgraced and confounded.

My tongue sings about Your promise,for all Your commands are righteous.

“Lord, deliver me from lying lipsand a deceitful tongue.”

What will He give you,and what will He do to you,you deceitful tongue?

May my tongue stick to the roof of my mouthif I do not remember you,if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Before a word is on my tongue,You know all about it, Lord.

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue,hands that shed innocent blood,

They will protect you from an evil woman,from the flattering tongue of a stranger.

The tongue of the righteous is pure silver;the heart of the wicked is of little value.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom,but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

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

Truthful lips endure forever,but a lying tongue, only a moment.

The tongue of the wise makes knowledge attractive,but the mouth of fools blurts out foolishness.

The tongue that heals is a tree of life,but a devious tongue breaks the spirit.

The reflections of the heart belong to man,but the answer of the tongue is from the Lord.

A wicked person listens to malicious talk;a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Making a fortune through a lying tongueis a vanishing mist, a pursuit of death.

The one who guards his mouth and tonguekeeps himself out of trouble.

A ruler can be persuaded through patience,and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

The north wind produces rain,and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes,and a flattering mouth causes ruin. >

One who rebukes a person will later find more favorthan one who flatters with his tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdomand loving instruction is on her tongue.

Your lips drip sweetness like the honeycomb, my bride.Honey and milk are under your tongue.The fragrance of your garments is like the fragrance of Lebanon.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes strawand as dry grass shrivels in the flame,so their roots will become like something rottenand their blossoms will blow away like dust,for they have rejectedthe instruction of the Lord of Hosts,and they have despisedthe word of the Holy One of Israel.

Look, Yahweh comes from far away,His anger burning and heavy with smoke.His lips are full of fury,and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

The reckless mind will gain knowledge,and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

Then the lame will leap like a deer,and the tongue of the mute will sing for joy,for water will gush in the wilderness,and streams in the desert;

By Myself I have sworn;Truth has gone from My mouth,a word that will not be revoked:Every knee will bow to Me,every tongue will swear allegiance.

The Lord God has given Methe tongue of those who are instructedto know how to sustain the weary with a word.He awakens Me each morning;He awakens My ear to listen like those being instructed.

Who is it you are mocking?Who is it you are opening your mouthand sticking out your tongue at?Isn’t it you, you rebellious children,you race of liars,

ד DaletThe nursing infant’s tongueclings to the roof of his mouth from thirst.Little children beg for bread,but no one gives them any.

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be mute and unable to rebuke them, for they are a rebellious house.

They turn, but not to what is above;they are like a faulty bow.Their leaders will fall by the swordbecause of the cursing of their tongue.They will be ridiculed for this in the land of Egypt.

The remnant of Israel will no longerdo wrong or tell lies;a deceitful tongue will not be foundin their mouths.But they will pasture and lie down,with nothing to make them afraid.