81 Bible Verses about Tongue

Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

So he took the people down to the water; and the Lord said to Gideon, Put on one side by themselves all those drinking up the water with their tongues like a dog; and in the same way, all those who go down on their knees to the water while drinking.

Is it possible for Leviathan to be pulled out with a fish-hook, or for a hook to be put through the bone of his mouth?

And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger;

And he gave a cry and said, Father Abraham, have mercy on me and send Lazarus, so that he may put the end of his finger in water and put it on my tongue, for I am cruelly burning in this flame.

And the fifth let what was in his vessel come out on the high seat of the beast; and his kingdom was made dark; and they were biting their tongues for pain.

Then Moab said to the responsible men of Midian, It is clear that this great people will be the destruction of everything round us, making a meal of us as the ox does of the grass of the field. At that time Balak, the son of Zippor, was king of Moab.

Are not words tested by the ear, even as food is tasted by the mouth?

For words are tested by the ear, as food is tasted by the mouth.

So that your foot may be red with blood, and the tongues of your dogs with the same.

Say to him, The Lord says, Have you put a man to death and taken his heritage? Then say to him, The Lord says, In the place where dogs have been drinking the blood of Naboth, there will your blood become the drink of dogs.

And the war-carriage was washed by the pool of Samaria, which was the bathing-place of the loose women, and the dogs were drinking his blood there, as the Lord had said.

Desiring the broken bits of food which came from the table of the man of wealth; and even the dogs came and put their tongues on his wounds.

My throat is dry like a broken vessel; my tongue is fixed to the roof of my mouth, and the dust of death is on my lips.

If I let you go out of my thoughts, and if I do not put Jerusalem before my greatest joy, let my tongue be fixed to the roof of my mouth.

The poor and crushed are looking for water where no water is, and their tongue is dry for need of it: I the Lord will give ear to their prayer, I the God of Israel will not give them up.

The tongue of the child at the breast is fixed to the roof of his mouth for need of drink: the young children are crying out for bread, and no man gives it to them.

And Moses said to the Lord, O Lord, I am not a man of words; I have never been so, and am not now, even after what you have said to your servant: for talking is hard for me, and I am slow of tongue. And the Lord said to him, Who has made man's mouth? who takes away a man's voice or hearing, or makes him seeing or blind? Is it not I, the Lord?

And I will make your tongue fixed to the roof of your mouth, so that you have no voice and may not make protests to them: for they are an uncontrolled people.

Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time. And the people were waiting for Zacharias and were surprised because he was in the Temple for such a long time. And when he came out he was not able to say anything, and they saw that he had seen a vision in the Temple; and he was making signs to them without words.

And he took him on one side from the people privately, and put his fingers into his ears, and he put water from his mouth on the man's tongue with his finger; And looking up to heaven, he took a deep breath, and said to him, Ephphatha, that is, Be open. And his ears became open, and the band of his tongue was made loose, and his words became clear.

The man of sudden impulses will become wise in heart, and he whose tongue is slow will get the power of talking clearly.

Then will the feeble-footed be jumping like a roe, and the voice which was stopped will be loud in song: for in the waste land streams will be bursting out, and waters in the dry places.

And there came to him great numbers of people having with them those who were broken in body, or blind, or without voice, or wounded, or ill in any way, and a number of others; they put them down at his feet and he made them well: So that the people were full of wonder when they saw that those who had no voice were talking, the feeble were made strong, those whose bodies were broken had the power of walking, and the blind were able to see: and they gave glory to the God of Israel.

And straight away his mouth was open and his tongue was free and he gave praise to God.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

He who has a poor opinion of his neighbour has no sense, but a wise man keeps quiet.

He who has knowledge says little: and he who has a calm spirit is a man of good sense. Even the foolish man, when he keeps quiet, is taken to be wise: when his lips are shut he is credited with good sense.

He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

The rulers kept quiet, and put their hands on their mouths; The chiefs kept back their words, and their tongues were joined to the roofs of their mouths.

But the Lord is in his holy Temple: let all the earth be quiet before him.

Truly, there is no deceit in my lips, and my tongue does not say what is false.

I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

And my tongue will be talking of your righteousness and of your praise all the day.

Because of this my heart is glad, and my glory is full of joy: while my flesh takes its rest in hope.

My heart is flowing over with good things; my words are of that which I have made for a king; my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.

Be my saviour from violent death, O God, the God of my salvation; and my tongue will give praise to your righteousness.

My voice went up to him, and I was lifted up from the underworld.

My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.

Let my tongue make songs in praise of your word; for all your teachings are righteousness.

And for this cause my heart was glad and my tongue full of joy, and my flesh will be resting in hope:

With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

The spirit of the Lord had voice through me, his word was on my tongue.

The designs of the heart are man's, but the answer of the tongue comes from the Lord.

The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

But I truly am full of the spirit of the Lord, with power of judging and with strength to make clear to Jacob his wrongdoing and to Israel his sin.

So take care not to be troubled before the time comes, about what answers you will give: For I will give you words and wisdom, so that not one of those who are against you will be able to get the better of you, or to put you in the wrong.

By myself have I taken an oath, a true word has gone from my mouth, and will not be changed, that to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give honour.

For it is said in the holy Writings, By my life, says the Lord, to me every knee will be bent, and every tongue will give worship to God.

So that at the name of Jesus every knee may be bent, of those in heaven and those on earth and those in the underworld, And that every tongue may give witness that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.

Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely. The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Her mouth is open to give out wisdom, and the law of mercy is on her tongue.

A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies. And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it. Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!read more.
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell. For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority; But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death. With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image. Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Nothing good comes to him whose heart is fixed on evil purposes: and he who has an evil tongue will come to trouble.

His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

For its men of wealth are cruel, and its people have said what is not true, and their tongue is false in their mouth.

Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

Their tongues are bent like a bow to send out false words: they have become strong in the land, but not for good faith: they go on from evil to evil, and they have no knowledge of me, says the Lord.

Eyes of pride, a false tongue, hands which take life without cause;

He who gets stores of wealth by a false tongue, is going after what is only breath, and searching for death.

A false tongue has hate for those who have clean hearts, and a smooth mouth is a cause of falling.

His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and false words: under his tongue are evil purposes and dark thoughts.

The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord. They have said, With our tongues will we overcome; our lips are ours: who is lord over us?

Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

They will keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the strange woman.

Of whom do you make sport? against whom is your mouth open wide and your tongue put out? are you not uncontrolled children, a false seed,

For your hands are unclean with blood, and your fingers with sin; your lips have said false things, and your tongue gives out deceit.