Now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, except I shall speak to you either by revelation, or by knowledge, or by prophesying, or by doctrine?
Thou lovest all devouring words, O [thou] deceitful tongue.
They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.
The Lord GOD hath given me the tongue of the learned, that I should know how to speak a word in season to [him that is] weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as the learned.
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: [then] spake I with my tongue,
For Jerusalem is ruined, and Judah is fallen: because their tongue and their doings [are] against the LORD, to provoke the eyes of his glory.
To another the working of miracles; to another prophecy; to another discerning of spirits; to another [divers] kinds of tongues; to another the interpretation of tongues:
Behold, the name of the LORD cometh from far, burning [with] his anger, and the burden [thereof is] heavy: his lips are full of indignation, and his tongue as a devouring fire:
My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments [are] righteousness.
Thou shalt not see a fierce people, a people of a deeper speech than thou canst perceive; of a stammering tongue, [that thou canst] not understand.
For [there is] no faithfulness in their mouth; their inward part [is] very wickedness; their throat [is] an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
And he said unto me, Thou must prophesy again before many peoples, and nations, and tongues, and kings.
My soul [is] among lions: [and] I lie [even among] them that are set on fire, [even] the sons of men, whose teeth [are] spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
And 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 tormented in this flame.
[When] the poor and needy seek water, and [there is] none, [and] their tongue faileth for thirst, I the LORD will hear them, I the God of Israel will not forsake them.
For if I pray in an [unknown] tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.
A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; [and] a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
And I will make thy tongue cleave to the roof of thy mouth, that thou shalt be dumb, and shalt not be to them a reprover: for they [are] a rebellious house.
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
Teach me, and I will hold my tongue: and cause me to understand wherein I have erred.
The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, [and] the tongue that speaketh proud things:
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue [is] the law of kindness.
And all the people returned to the camp to Joshua at Makkedah in peace: none moved his tongue against any of the children of Israel.
For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.
And it was given unto him to make war with the saints, and to overcome them: and power was given him over all kindreds, and tongues, and nations.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
These [are] the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, [and] in their nations.
And when he had given him licence, Paul stood on the stairs, and beckoned with the hand unto the people. And when there was made a great silence, he spake unto [them] in the Hebrew tongue, saying,
By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make [them] afraid.
And straightway his ears were opened, and the string of his tongue was loosed, and he spake plain.
A lying tongue hateth [those that are] afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
He that rebuketh a man afterwards shall find more favour than he that flattereth with the tongue.
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