| The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit. | A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
| Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies. | Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit. |
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| I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue. | I cried to him with my mouth, and high praise was on my tongue. |
| Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely. | Even before a word is on my tongue, behold, O Lord, you know it altogether. |
| The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. |
| And every tongue acknowledge that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked is of little value. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the heart of the wicked is of little worth. |
| It is written: ‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’ | For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.” |
| Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues. | Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. |
| Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. | If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's religion is worthless. |
| For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech. They must turn from evil and do good; they must seek peace and pursue it.” | For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit; let him turn away from evil and do good; let him seek peace and pursue it.” |
| The one whose walk is blameless, who does what is righteous, who speaks the truth from their heart; whose tongue utters no slander, who does no wrong to a neighbor, and casts no slur on others. | He who walks blamelessly and does what is right and speaks truth in his heart; who does not slander with his tongue and does no evil to his neighbor, nor takes up a reproach against his friend. |
| “No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord. | No weapon that is fashioned against you shall succeed, and you shall refute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, declares the Lord. |
| In Hades, where he was in torment, he looked up and saw Abraham far away, with Lazarus by his side. So he called to him, ‘Father Abraham, have pity on me and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, because I am in agony in this fire.’ | And in Hades, being in torment, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham far off and Lazarus at his side. And he called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the end of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in anguish in this flame.’ |
| Dear children, let us not love with words or speech but with actions and in truth. | Little children, let us not love in word or talk but in deed and in truth. |
| Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues. | When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent. |
| They saw what seemed to be tongues of fire that separated and came to rest on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them. | And divided tongues as of fire appeared to them and rested on each one of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit gave them utterance. |
| Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips. | The words of a wise man's mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him. |
| Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin. | Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. |
| Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues. | Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent. |
| If I speak in the tongues of men or of angels, but do not have love, I am only a resounding gong or a clanging cymbal. | If I speak in the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. |
| On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul placed his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. | On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they began speaking in tongues and prophesying. |
