'Tongue' in the Bible
For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.
His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and oppression. Under his tongue is mischief and iniquity.
May Yahweh 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?"
He who doesn't slander with his tongue, nor does evil to his friend, nor casts slurs against his fellow man;
Therefore my heart is glad, and my tongue rejoices. My body shall also dwell in safety.
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.
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.
My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long. For the Chief Musician. By David, the servant of Yahweh.
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.
I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I don't sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."
My heart was hot within me. While I meditated, the fire burned: I spoke with my tongue:
My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.
"You give your mouth to evil. Your tongue frames deceit.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, the God of my salvation. My tongue shall sing aloud of your righteousness.
Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
My soul is among lions. I lie among those who are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
who sharpen their tongue like a sword, and aim their arrows, deadly words,
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. By Solomon.
They have set their mouth in the heavens. Their tongue walks through the earth.
But they flattered him with their mouth, and lied to him with their tongue.
for they have opened the mouth of the wicked and the mouth of deceit against me. They have spoken to me with a lying tongue.
Let my tongue sing of your word, for all your commandments are righteousness.
Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.
What will be given to you, and what will be done more to you, you deceitful tongue?
Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."
Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; if I don't prefer Jerusalem above my chief joy.
For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.