Language

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech. — read the full passage →

For then will I turn to the peoples of a pure language, that they may all call upon the name of Jehovah, to serve him with one consent.

So also ye, unless ye utter by the tongue speech easy to be understood, how shall it be known what is spoken? for ye will be speaking into the air.

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands; — read the full passage →

And Moses said unto Jehovah, Oh, Lord, I am not eloquent, neither heretofore, nor since thou hast spoken unto thy servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue. — read the full passage →

The Lord Jehovah hath given me the tongue of them that are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him that is weary: he wakeneth morning by morning, he wakeneth mine ear to hear as they that are taught.

The heavens declare the glory of God; And the firmament showeth his handiwork. — read the full passage →

Jehovah will bring a nation against thee from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flieth; a nation whose tongue thou shalt not understand;

There are, it may be, so many kinds of voices in the world, and no kind is without signification.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

If any man speaketh in a tongue, let it be by two, or at the most three, and that in turn; and let one interpret: — read the full passage →

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

And Jehovah said, Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language; and this is what they begin to do: and now nothing will be withholden from them, which they purpose to do.

Nay, but bymen of strange lips and with another tongue will he speak to this people;

And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born?

Lo, I will bring a nation upon you from far, O house of Israel, saith Jehovah: it is a mighty nation, it is an ancient nation, a nation whose language thou knowest not, neither understandest what they say.

And when they heard that he spake unto them in the Hebrew language, they were the more quiet: and he saith,

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe.

and their children spake half in the speech of Ashdod, and could not speak in the Jews’ language, but according to the language of each people.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Of these were the isles of the nations divided in their lands, every one after his tongue, after their families, in their nations.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

For he that speaketh in a tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God; for no man understandeth; but in the spirit he speaketh mysteries. — read the full passage →

And they sing a new song, saying, Worthy art thou to take the book, and to open the seals thereof: for thou wast slain, and didst purchase unto God with thy blood men of every tribe, and tongue, and people, and nation,

After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

When Israel went forth out of Egypt, The house of Jacob from a people of strange language;

And when this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speaking in his own language.

And when the day of Pentecost was now come, they were all together in one place. — read the full passage →

withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds; — read the full passage →

and to another workings of miracles; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits: to another divers kinds of tongues; and to another the interpretation of tongues:

Now I beseech you, brethren, through the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, that ye all speak the same thing, and that there be no divisions among you; but that ye be perfected together in the same mind and in the same judgment.

Come, let us go down, and there confound their language, that they may not understand one another’s speech.

And how hear we, every man in our own language wherein we were born? — read the full passage →

Go ye therefore, and make disciples of all the nations, baptizing them into the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit:

youths in whom was no blemish, but well-favored, and skilful in all wisdom, and endued with knowledge, and understanding science, and such as had ability to stand in the king’s palace; and that he should teach them the learning and the tongue of the Chaldeans.

And the whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance. — read the full passage →

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, When he went out over the land of Egypt, WhereI heard a language that I knew not.

And whatsoever ye do, in word or in deed, do all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him.

but now do ye also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, railing, shameful speaking out of your mouth:

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

Therefore was the name of it called Babel; because Jehovah did there confound the language of all the earth: and from thence did Jehovah scatter them abroad upon the face of all the earth.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

And these signs shall accompany them that believe: in my name shall they cast out demons; they shall speak with new tongues;

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, or jesting, which are not befitting: but rather giving of thanks.

If then I know not the meaning of the voice, I shall be to him that speaketh a barbarian, and he that speaketh will be a barbarian unto me.

And I saw another angel flying in mid heaven, having eternal good tidings to proclaim unto them that dwell on the earth, and unto every nation and tribe and tongue and people;

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! — read the full passage →

But shun profane babblings: for they will proceed further in ungodliness,

withal praying for us also, that God may open unto us a door for the word, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds;

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

There is no speech nor language; Their voice is not heard.

Then said Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, unto Rabshakeh, Speak, I pray thee, to thy servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it: and speak not with us in the Jews’ language, in the ears of the people that are on the wall.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Spirit came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

But let your speech be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: and whatsoever is more than these is of the evil one.

Then spake the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live for ever: tell thy servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

For Iknowtheir works and their thoughts: the time cometh, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and shall see my glory.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.

And after a little while they that stood by came and said to Peter, Of a truth thou also art one of them; for thy speech maketh thee known.

Thou shalt not see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that thou canst not comprehend, of a strange tongue that thou canst not understand.

And in the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, unto Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in the Syrian character, and set forth in the Syrian tongue.

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, in their nations.

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

But now, brethren, if I come unto you speaking with tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching? — read the full passage →

Follow after love; yet desire earnestly spiritualgifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Love never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall be done away; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall be done away.

And when the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the speech of Lycaonia, The gods are come down to us in the likeness of men.

in Phrygia and Pamphylia, in Egypt and the parts of Libya about Cyrene, and sojourners from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Parthians and Medes and Elamites, and the dwellers in Mesopotamia, in Judæa and Cappadocia, in Pontus and Asia, — read the full passage →

And they were all amazed and marvelled, saying, Behold, are not all these that speak Galilæans?

This title therefore read many of the Jews, for the place where Jesus was crucified was nigh to the city; and it was written in Hebrew, and in Latin, and in Greek.

And there was also a superscription over him, THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth that which is evil: for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

then said they unto him, Say now Shibboleth; and he said Sibboleth; for he could not frame to pronounce it right: then they laid hold on him, and slew him at the fords of the Jordan. And there fell at that time of Ephraim forty and two thousand.

Thou shalt not take the name of Jehovah thy God in vain; for Jehovah will not hold him guiltless that taketh his name in vain.

In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth. — read the full passage →

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. — read the full passage →

Wherefore leaving the doctrine of the first principles of Christ, let us press on unto perfection; not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, and of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honorable, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to the unbelieving: but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to them that believe. — read the full passage →

I thank God, I speak with tongues more than you all: — read the full passage →

that in everything ye were enriched in him, in all utterance and all knowledge;

And when we were all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying unto me in the Hebrew language, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? it is hard for thee to kick against the goad.

And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, saith Jehovah, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope in your latter end.

In that day there shall be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Jehovah of hosts; one shall be called The city of destruction.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.