Bible Verses about 'Tongue'
| Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. | Keep your tongue from evil, And your lips from speaking deceit. |
| A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit. | A wholesome tongue is a tree of life, But perverseness in it breaks the spirit. |
| I cried aloud to him, and he was extolled with my tongue. | I cried to Him with my mouth, And He was extolled with my tongue. |
| Even before a word is on my tongue, O Lord, you know it completely. | For there is not a word on my tongue, But behold, O Lord, You know it altogether. |
| Deliver me, O Lord, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue. | Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips And from a deceitful tongue. |
| Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits. | Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit. |
| And every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. | And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father. |
| The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; the mind of the wicked is of little worth. | The tongue of the righteous is choice silver; The heart of the wicked is worth little. |
| For it is written, “As I live, says the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall give praise to God.” | For it is written: “As I live, says the Lord, Every knee shall bow to Me, And every tongue shall confess to God.” |
| If any think they are religious, and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless. | If anyone among you thinks he is religious, and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this one’s religion is useless. |
| Those who walk blamelessly, and do what is right, and speak the truth from their heart; who do not slander with their tongue, and do no evil to their friends, nor take up a reproach against their neighbors. | He who walks uprightly, And works righteousness, And speaks the truth in his heart; He who does not backbite with his tongue, Nor does evil to his neighbor, Nor does he take up a reproach against his friend. |
| In Hades, where he was being tormented, he looked up and saw Abraham far away with Lazarus by his side. He called out, ‘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 agony in these flames.’ | And being in torments in Hades, he lifted up his eyes and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom. “Then he cried and said, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus that he may dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue; for I am tormented in this flame.’ ” |
| No weapon that is fashioned against you shall prosper, and you shall confute every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord and their vindication from me, says the Lord. | “No weapon formed against you shall prosper, And every tongue which rises against you in judgment You shall condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, And their righteousness is from Me,” Says the Lord. |
| For “Those who desire life and desire to see good days, let them keep their tongues from evil and their lips from speaking deceit; let them turn away from evil and do good; let them seek peace and pursue it.” | For “He who would love life And see good days, Let him refrain 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.” |
| Little children, let us love, not in word or speech, but in truth and action. | My little children, let us not love in word or in tongue, but in deed and in truth. |
| Divided tongues, as of fire, appeared among them, and a tongue rested on each of them. All of them were filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other languages, as the Spirit gave them ability. | Then there appeared to them divided tongues, as of fire, and one sat upon each of them. And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. |
| Words spoken by the wise bring them favor, but the lips of fools consume them. | The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up. |
| When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but the prudent are restrained in speech. | In the multitude of words sin is not lacking, But he who restrains his lips is wise. |
| Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives; those who open wide their lips come to ruin. | He who guards his mouth preserves his life, But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction. |
| If I speak in the tongues of mortals and of angels, but do not have love, I am a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal. | Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal. |
| On hearing this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke in tongues and prophesied. | When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. And when Paul had laid hands on them, the Holy Spirit came upon them, and they spoke with tongues and prophesied. |
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