Tongue

“Please, Lord,” Moses replied, “I have never been eloquent, neither in the past nor since You have spoken to Your servant, for I am slow of speech and tongue.”

The Spirit of the LORD spoke through me; His word was on my tongue.

You will be hidden from the scourge of the tongue, and will not fear havoc when it comes.

Is there iniquity on my tongue? Can my mouth not discern malice?

Does not the ear test words as the tongue tastes its food?

Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he conceals it under his tongue,

…my lips will not speak wickedness, and my tongue will not utter deceit.

Behold, I will open my mouth; my address is on the tip of my tongue.

“Can you pull in Leviathan with a hook or tie down his tongue with a rope?

His mouth is full of cursing, deceit, and violence; trouble and malice are under his tongue.

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue.

…who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell securely.

My strength is dried up like a potsherd, and my tongue sticks to the roof of my mouth. You lay me in the dust of death.

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

Then my tongue will proclaim Your righteousness and Your praises all day long.

The mouth of the righteous man utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice.

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

My heart grew hot within me; as I mused, the fire burned. Then I spoke with my tongue:

For the choirmaster. To the tune of “The Lilies.” A Maskil of the sons of Korah. A love song. My heart is stirred by a noble theme as I recite my verses to the king; my tongue is the pen of a skillful writer.

You unleash your mouth for evil and harness your tongue to deceit.

Deliver me from bloodguilt, O God, the God of my salvation, and my tongue will sing of Your righteousness.

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

You love every word that devours, O deceitful tongue.

I cried out to Him with my mouth and praised Him with my tongue.

My tongue will indeed proclaim Your righteousness all day long, for those who seek my harm are disgraced and confounded.

When Israel departed from Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign tongue,

My tongue sings of Your word, for all Your commandments are righteous.

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips and a deceitful tongue.

What will He do to you, and what will be added to you, O deceitful tongue?

May my tongue cling to the roof of my mouth if I do not remember you, if I do not exalt Jerusalem as my greatest joy!

Even before a word is on my tongue, You know all about it, O LORD.

…haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

…to keep you from the evil woman, from the smooth tongue of the adulteress.

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.

A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar gives ear to a destructive tongue.

The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Making a fortune by a lying tongue is a vanishing mist, a deadly pursuit.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

A lying tongue hates those it crushes, and a flattering mouth causes ruin.

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

Your lips, my bride, drip sweetness like the honeycomb; honey and milk are under your tongue, and the fragrance of your garments is like the aroma of Lebanon.

Therefore, as a tongue of fire consumes the straw, and as dry grass shrivels in the flame, so their roots will decay and their blossoms will blow away like dust; for they have rejected the instruction of the LORD of Hosts and despised the word of the Holy One of Israel.

Behold, the Name of the LORD comes from afar, with burning anger and dense smoke. His lips are full of fury, and His tongue is like a consuming fire.

The mind of the rash will know and understand, and the stammering tongue will speak clearly and fluently.

Then the lame will leap like a deer and the mute tongue will shout for joy. For waters will gush forth in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.

By Myself I have sworn; truth has gone out from My mouth, a word that will not be revoked: Every knee will bow before Me, every tongue will swear allegiance.

The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

No weapon formed against you shall prosper, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the LORD, and their vindication is from Me,” declares the LORD.

Whom are you mocking? At whom do you sneer and stick out your tongue? Are you not children of transgression, offspring of deceit,

For your hands are stained with blood, and your fingers with iniquity; your lips have spoken lies, and your tongue mutters injustice.

The nursing infant’s tongue clings in thirst to the roof of his mouth. Little children beg for bread, but no one gives them any.

I will make your tongue stick to the roof of your mouth, and you will be silent and unable to rebuke them, though they are a rebellious house.

They turn, but not to the Most High; they are like a faulty bow. Their leaders will fall by the sword for the cursing of their tongue; for this they will be ridiculed in the land of Egypt.

The remnant of Israel will no longer do wrong or speak lies, nor will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouths. But they will feed and lie down, with no one to make them tremble.”

This is what the LORD of Hosts says: “In those days ten men from the nations of every tongue will tightly grasp the robe of a Jew, saying, ‘Let us go with you, for we have heard that God is with you.’”

So Jesus took him aside privately, away from the crowd, and put His fingers into the man’s ears. Then He spit and touched the man’s tongue.

Immediately the man’s ears were opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak plainly.

Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

So he cried 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 this fire.’

Therefore my heart is glad and my tongue rejoices; my body also will dwell in hope,

It is written: “As surely as I live, says the Lord, every knee will bow before Me; every tongue will confess to God.”

For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit.

The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.

So it is with you. Unless you speak intelligible words with your tongue, how will anyone know what you are saying? You will just be speaking into the air.

Therefore, the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that he may interpret.

For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.

But in the church, I would rather speak five coherent words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.

What then shall we say, brothers? When you come together, everyone has a psalm or a teaching, a revelation, a tongue, or an interpretation. All of these must be done to build up the church.

If anyone speaks in a tongue, two, or at most three, should speak in turn, and someone must interpret.

…and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

…but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.

After this I looked and saw a multitude too large to count, from every nation and tribe and people and tongue, standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were wearing white robes and holding palm branches in their hands.

Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.

Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.