Bible Verses about 'Tongue'
- Keep your tongue from evil,
and your lips from speaking lies. - A gentle tongue is a tree of life,
but deceit in it crushes the spirit. - I cried to him with my mouth.
He was extolled with my tongue. - For there is not a word on my tongue,
but behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether. - Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue. - Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
those who love it will eat its fruit. - And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
- The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver.
The heart of the wicked is of little worth. - For it is written,
“‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow.
Every tongue will confess to God.’” - If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.
- My little children, let’s not love in word only, or with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.
- For,
“He who would 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.” - He who walks blamelessly and does what is right,
and speaks truth in his heart;
he who doesn’t slander with his tongue,
nor does evil to his friend,
nor casts slurs against his fellow man. - “No weapon that is formed against you will prevail;
and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment.
This is the heritage of Yahweh’s servants,
and their righteousness is of me,” says Yahweh. - In Hades, he lifted up his eyes, being in torment, and saw Abraham far off, and Lazarus at his bosom. 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 in anguish in this flame.’
- Tongues like fire appeared and were distributed to them, and one sat on each of them. They were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.
- If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass or a clanging cymbal.
- In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience,
but he who restrains his lips does wisely. - When they heard this, they were baptized in the name of the Lord Jesus. When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.
- The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.
- He who guards his mouth guards his soul.
One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin. - Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise.
When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning. - For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.
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