96 Bible Verses About Tongue

What is Tongue?

Have you ever noticed, a small piece of flesh in our mouth can bring us peace or destruction? Yes! I’m talking about the tongue which is very tiny flesh in our mouth but it has a huge impact on us and others. In this blog I’ll tell you about the power of tongues, advice to control it and many bible verses about tongue to understand the situations deeply.  

James 3:5-6

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Matthew 12:36-37

But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

What’s Tongue Can Do?

Tongue is a very powerful organ in our body. It is a source to speak and taste food. We can’t taste anything without it and can’t speak a single word without it. It is a great blessing of God. Along with God giving the blessing of tongues it also has many weak points.

As we can easily speak and communicate our messages but what if we start to misuse it. Yes! Tongue is an organ which we have to use accurately. Any wrong action can bring a lot of discomfort in our and other’s lives.

According to me, a tongue can display a man’s character and nature in a minute. I wanted to share an example. I was sitting on a beach and a man sat beside me. He was looking very nice, beautiful and respectful person. After some time I tried to communicate with him. 

When I got success in it then after 2 minutes of talking I realized that he is a ugly person because I judge him by his tongue . So it’s my point of view that if we want to check a person we should talk with him. His sense of speaking and words of tongue can tell us the whole game.

Proverbs 21:23

Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.

Colossians 4:6

Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

1 Peter 3:10

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

Truth Speaking From Tongue

God gifted us with a beautiful instrument of speaking, I mean tongue. So, it’s our duty to speak truth and avoid lying. As when we learn religion we can understand how important it is for a man to speak truth and avoid lying. Lies can destroy a society. It’s against the humanity that people start to tell lies instead of speaking truth. Imagine a world with no lies but truth. What will you see? I am sure that we’ll see a world full of happiness, equality, love, justice, no quarrels, friendships, peace and like paradise. Speaking the truth has a great impact on one’s life along with society. So, we should Thank God for this blessing by speaking truth.

Exodus 20:16

“You shall not give false testimony against your neighbor.

Ephesians 4:29

Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.

Psalm 34:13

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

Power of Tongue And Speaking

As I mentioned earlier, tongues have a lot of power. It can heal or tear a person. Tongue is like a sharp sword if we use it in the wrong way. A bad word can hurt a person more than a sharp sword. Have you ever experienced such a thing? I had faced it. I was in love with someone and I believe that he will be my protector and strength. I was expecting him to be a beautiful person with a tongue like  honey. But I was totally wrong.

He used to say words which hurt me so much. His words are like a sharp sword which hurts deep injuries in my heart. Whenever I remember his words my eyes always start to fell tears. Not only my eyes but my heart also starts to cry. I can’t tell my pain and my feelings. How can I share this pain in words? Ahhh! It’s a terrible story by the way. But my point is that a tongue can heal us and also tear us into pieces. So I advise you that wherever the circumstances are we should always use words wisely.

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Proverbs 15:1-2

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

James 1:19-26

.My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry, because human anger does not produce the righteousness that God desires. Therefore, get rid of all moral filth and the evil that is so prevalent and humbly accept the word planted in you, which can save you. Do not merely listen to the word, and so deceive yourselves. Do what it says. Anyone who listens to the word but does not do what it says is like someone who looks at his face in a mirror and, after looking at himself, goes away and immediately forgets what he looks like. But whoever looks intently into the perfect law that gives freedom, and continues in it—not forgetting what they have heard, but doing it—they will be blessed in what they do. Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

Psalm 19:14

May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.

Avoid Using Tongue in a Bad Way

Lies can be very harmful for society. It creates an environment of injustice, pain and stress. I will give an example so that you guys can understand it deeply. A person who is righteous was blamed by a person who is clever. Their matter was brought to a court. There is only a person who can save the righteous person. But the clever person gave him some money to tell a lie. 

When they were in court then this person spoke lies instead of truth and due to this lie the righteous person got prisoned but the clever person was ready to betray others. It would be a very terrible situation . Right! So, it’s a great need for us, our homes and for societies that we always speak truth instead of lies.

Colossians 3:8

But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

Matthew 12:36 

But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.

Proverbs 10:19

Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.

Proverbs 15:4

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

Luke 6:45

A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Other Bible Verses About Tongue

Matthew:

Matthew 15:11

 What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”

Matthew 12:34

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.

Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

Matthew 15:18

But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.

James:

James 3:8

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

James 1:26

Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.

James 3:4-12

Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 4:11

Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it.

James 3:1-12 

Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:7-12

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 3:5-12

Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue.

It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness. Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be. Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.

James 4:7-12

Submit yourselves, then, to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Come near to God and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners, and purify your hearts, you double-minded. Grieve, mourn and wail. Change your laughter to mourning and your joy to gloom. Humble yourselves before the Lord, and he will lift you up. Brothers and sisters, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against a brother or sister or judges them speaks against the law and judges it. When you judge the law, you are not keeping it, but sitting in judgment on it. There is only one Lawgiver and Judge, the one who is able to save and destroy. But you—who are you to judge your neighbor?

James 3:7

All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,

James 3:3-6 

When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

Psalms: 

Psalms 34:13

keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.

Psalms 141:3

Set a guard over my mouth, Lord; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalms 119:171-173

May my lips overflow with praise, for you teach me your decrees. May my tongue sing of your word, for all your commands are righteous. May your hand be ready to help me, for I have chosen your precepts.

Psalms 52:2-9

You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor. You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth. You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue! Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. The righteous will see and fear; they will laugh at you, saying, “Here now is the man who did not make God his stronghold but trusted in his great wealth and grew strong by destroying others! But I am like an olive tree flourishing in the house of God; I trust in God’s unfailing love for ever and ever. For what you have done I will always praise you in the presence of your faithful people. And I will hope in your name, for your name is good.

Psalm: 

Psalm 140:3

They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips.

Psalm 120:2

Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

Psalm 37:30

The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom, and their tongues speak what is just.

Psalm 35:28

My tongue will proclaim your righteousness, your praises all day long.

Psalm 139:4

Before a word is on my tongue you, Lord, know it completely.

Psalm 71:24

My tongue will tell of your righteous acts all day long, for those who wanted to harm me have been put to shame and confusion.

Psalm 12:3-4

May the Lord silence all flattering lips and every boastful tongue—those who say, “By our tongues we will prevail; our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

Psalm 66:17 

I cried out to him with my mouth; his praise was on my tongue.

Titus: 

Titus 3:1-2

Remind the people to be subject to rulers and authorities, to be obedient, to be ready to do whatever is good, to slander no one, to be peaceable and considerate, and always to be gentle toward everyone.

Proverbs:

Proverbs 12:18

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 13:3

Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Proverbs 15:1

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Proverbs 10:11

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

Proverbs 16:28

A perverse person stirs up conflict, and a gossip separates close friends.

Proverbs 11:13

A gossip betrays a confidence, but a trustworthy person keeps a secret.

Proverbs 25:11

Like apples of gold in settings of silver is a ruling rightly given.

Proverbs 10:31

From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

Proverbs 15:28

The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.

Proverbs 17:9

Whoever would foster love covers over an offense, but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.

Proverbs 26:20

Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down.

Proverbs 31:26

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

Proverbs 18:20-21

From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 18:20-21 

From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied. The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 17:27-28

The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 12:6-7

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. The wicked are overthrown and are no more, but the house of the righteous stands firm.

Proverbs 12:13-14

Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble. From the fruit of their lips people are filled with good things, and the work of their hands brings them reward.

Proverbs 12:18-19

The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 6:16-19

There are six things the Lord hates, seven that are detestable to him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood, a heart that devises wicked schemes, feet that are quick to rush into evil, a false witness who pours out lies and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.

Proverbs 18:1-8

An unfriendly person pursues selfish ends and against all sound judgment starts quarrels. Fools find no pleasure in understanding but delight in airing their own opinions. When wickedness comes, so does contempt, and with shame comes reproach. The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream. It is not good to be partial to the wicked and so deprive the innocent of justice. The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating. The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 17:27-28 

The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered. Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 26:17-28

Like one who grabs a stray dog by the ears is someone who rushes into a quarrel not their own. Like a maniac shooting flaming arrows of death is one who deceives their neighbor and says, “I was only joking!” Without wood a fire goes out; without a gossip a quarrel dies down. As charcoal to embers and as wood to fire, so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife. The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Like a coating of silver dross on earthenware are fervent  lips with an evil heart. Enemies disguise themselves with their lips, but in their hearts they harbor deceit. Though their speech is charming, do not believe them, for seven abominations fill their hearts. Their malice may be concealed by deception, but their wickedness will be exposed in the assembly. Whoever digs a pit will fall into it; if someone rolls a stone, it will roll back on them. A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Proverbs 17:28

Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.

Proverbs 11:12 

Whoever derides their neighbor has no sense, but the one who has understanding holds their tongue.

Proverbs 16:27

A scoundrel plots evil, and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.

Proverbs 20:19

A gossip betrays a confidence; so avoid anyone who talks too much.

Proverbs 10:8

The wise in heart accept commands, but a chattering fool comes to ruin.

Proverbs 18:4

The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.

Proverbs 11:9

With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.

Proverbs 25:18

Like a club or a sword or a sharp arrow is one who gives false testimony against a neighbor.

Proverbs 18:8 

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts.

Proverbs 25:15

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

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 10:31 

From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.

Proverbs 6:17

 Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 19:5

A false witness will not go unpunished, and whoever pours out lies will not go free.

Proverbs 16:24

Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

Proverbs 25:23

Like a north wind that brings unexpected rain is a sly tongue—which provokes a horrified look.

Proverbs 10:20

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

Proverbs 29:20

Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.

Proverbs 17:27 

The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.

2 Corinthians 12:20 

For I am afraid that when I come I may not find you as I want you to be, and you may not find me as you want me to be. I fear that there may be discord, jealousy, fits of rage, selfish ambition, slander, gossip, arrogance and disorder.

Romans 14:11

It is written: “‘As surely as I live,’ says the Lord, ‘every knee will bow before me; every tongue will acknowledge God.’”

Mark 6:7

Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

Ecclesiastes 3:7

A time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

John 8:44

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies.

Isaiah 54:17

No weapon forged against you will prevail, and you will refute every tongue that accuses you. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and this is their vindication from me,” declares the Lord.

Romans 3:13

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The poison of vipers is on their lips.”

Romans 10:9

If you declare with your mouth, “Jesus is Lord,” and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Philippians 2:14

Do everything without grumbling or arguing,

Conclusion

Have you read bible verses about tongue? Great! The result of the discussion and these verses is that we should always try to speak the truth , avoiding telling a lie. Tongue is a precious gift from God. It can heal a person so we should use good words. By the way it can also hurt others so we should avoid harsh words. Tongue is more powerful than weapons. It can tear a human’s heart without using any weapon. So, the lesson is that we should always use tongue to speak truth, avoid lies, never backbite and also do supplication from this tongue.

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