לָשׁוֹן

From these, the maritime peoples separated into their territories, according to their languages, by clans within their nations.

These are the sons of Ham according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

These are the sons of Shem, according to their clans, languages, lands, and nations.

“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.”

But among all the Israelites, not even a dog will snarl at man or beast.’ Then you will know that the LORD makes a distinction between Egypt and Israel.

The LORD will bring a nation from afar, from the ends of the earth, to swoop down upon you like an eagle—a nation whose language you will not understand,

When I saw among the spoils a beautiful cloak from Shinar, two hundred shekels of silver, and a bar of gold weighing fifty shekels, I coveted them and took them. They are hidden in the ground inside my tent, with the silver underneath.”

Then Joshua, together with all Israel, took Achan son of Zerah, the silver, the cloak, the bar of gold, his sons and daughters, his oxen and donkeys and sheep, his tent, and everything else he owned, and brought them to the Valley of Achor.

The whole army returned safely to Joshua in the camp at Makkedah, and no one dared to utter a word against the Israelites.

Their southern border started at the bay on the southern tip of the Salt Sea,

The eastern border was the Salt Sea as far as the mouth of the Jordan. The northern border started from the bay of the sea at the mouth of the Jordan,

The border continued to the northern slope of Beth-hoglah and came out at the northern bay of the Salt Sea, at the mouth of the Jordan. This was the southern border.

So Gideon brought the men down to the water, and the LORD said to him, “Separate those who lap the water with their tongues like a dog from those who kneel to drink.”

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

Half of their children spoke the language of Ashdod or of the other peoples, but could not speak the language of Judah.

He sent letters to all the provinces of the kingdom, to each province in its own script and to each people in their own language, proclaiming that every man should be master of his own household.

On the thirteenth day of the first month, the royal scribes were summoned and the order was written exactly as Haman commanded the royal satraps, the governors of each province, and the officials of each people, in the script of each province and the language of every people. It was written in the name of King Xerxes and sealed with the royal signet ring.

At once the royal scribes were summoned, and on the twenty-third day of the third month (the month of Sivan), they recorded all of Mordecai’s orders to the Jews and to the satraps, governors, and princes of the 127 provinces from India to Cush—writing to each province in its own script, to every people in their own language, and to the Jews in their own script and language.

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?

For your iniquity instructs your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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

He will suck the poison of cobras; the fangs of a viper will kill him.

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

The voices of the nobles were hushed, and their tongues stuck to the roofs of their mouths.

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?

For not a word they speak can be trusted; destruction lies within them. Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.

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.

They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

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

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.

You hide them in the secret place of Your presence from the schemes of men. You conceal them in Your shelter from accusing tongues.

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.

O Lord, confuse and confound their speech, for I see violence and strife in the city.

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

…who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their bitter words like arrows,

They will be made to stumble, their own tongues turned against them. All who see will shake their heads.