Language

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

For then I will purify the lips of the peoples, that they may all call on Yahweh’s name, to serve him shoulder to shoulder.

So also you, unless you uttered by the tongue words easy to understand, how would it be known what is spoken? For you would be speaking into the air.

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands. — read the full passage →

Moses said to Yahweh, “O Lord, I am not eloquent, neither before now, nor since you have spoken to your servant; for I am slow of speech, and of a slow tongue.” — read the full passage →

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary: he wakens morning by morning, he wakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

The heavens declare the glory of God. The expanse shows his handiwork. — read the full passage →

Yahweh will bring a nation against you from far, from the end of the earth, as the eagle flies; a nation whose language you will not understand;

There are, it may be, so many kinds of sounds in the world, and none of them is without meaning.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

If any man speaks in another language, let it be two, or at the most three, and in turn; and let one interpret. — read the full passage →

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

Yahweh said, “Behold, they are one people, and they have all one language, and this is what they begin to do. Now nothing will be withheld from them, which they intend to do.

But he will speak to this nation with stammering lips and in another language;

How do we hear, everyone in our own native language?

Behold, I will bring a nation on you from far, house of Israel,” says Yahweh. “It is a mighty nation. It is an ancient nation, a nation whose language you don’t know, neither understand what they say.

When they heard that he spoke to them in the Hebrew language, they were even more quiet. He said,

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe.

and their children spoke 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 building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

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

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

Of these were the islands of the nations divided in their lands, everyone after his language, after their families, in their nations.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak.

For he who speaks in another language speaks not to men, but to God; for no one understands; but in the Spirit he speaks mysteries. — read the full passage →

They sang a new song, saying, “You are worthy to take the book, and to open its seals: for you were killed, and bought us for God with your blood, out of every tribe, language, people, and nation,

After these things I looked, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and of all tribes, peoples, and languages, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, dressed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands.

When Israel went out of Egypt, the house of Jacob from a people of foreign language;

When this sound was heard, the multitude came together, and were bewildered, because everyone heard them speaking in his own language.

Now when the day of Pentecost had come, they were all with one accord in one place. — read the full passage →

praying together for us also, that God may open to 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 discerning of spirits; to another different kinds of languages; and to another the interpretation of languages.

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

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

How do we hear, everyone in our own native language? — read the full passage →

Go,and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father and of the Son and of the Holy Spirit,

youths in whom was no defect, but well-favored, and skillful in all wisdom, and endowed 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 language of the Chaldeans.

The whole earth was of one language and of one speech.

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other languages, as the Spirit gave them the ability to speak. — read the full passage →

He appointed it in Joseph for a testimony, when he went out over the land of Egypt, I heard a language that I didn’t know.

Whatever you 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 you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

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

Therefore its name was called Babel, because there Yahweh confused the language of all the earth. From there, Yahweh scattered them abroad on the surface of all the earth.

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

These signs will accompany those who believe: in my name they will cast out demons; they will speak with new languages;

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal.

For they heard them speaking in other languages and magnifying God. Then Peter answered,

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

If then I don’t know the meaning of the sound, I would be to him who speaks a foreigner, and he who speaks would be a foreigner to me.

I saw an angel flying in mid heaven, having an eternal Good News to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth, and to every nation, tribe, language, and people.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! — read the full passage →

But shun empty chatter, for it will go further in ungodliness,

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

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

There is no speech nor language, where their voice is not heard.

Then Eliakim the son of Hilkiah, and Shebnah, and Joah, said to Rabshakeh, “Please speak to your servants in the Syrian language; for we understand it. Don’t speak with us in the Jews’ language, in the hearing of the people who are on the wall.”

When Paul had laid his hands on them, the Holy Spirit came on them, and they spoke with other languages and prophesied.

But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

Then spoke the Chaldeans to the king in the Syrian language, O king, live forever: tell your servants the dream, and we will show the interpretation.

“For I know their works and their thoughts: the time comes, that I will gather all nations and languages; and they shall come, and shall see my glory.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

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

After a little while those who stood by came and said to Peter, “Surely you are also one of them, for your speech makes you known.”

You will no longer see the fierce people, a people of a deep speech that you can’t comprehend, with a strange language that you can’t understand.

In the days of Artaxerxes wrote Bishlam, Mithredath, Tabeel, and the rest of his companions, to Artaxerxes king of Persia; and the writing of the letter was written in Syrian, and delivered in the Syrian language.

These are the sons of Ham, after their families, according to their languages, in their lands and their nations.

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would I profit you, unless I speak to you either by way of revelation, or of knowledge, or of prophesying, or of teaching?

But now, brothers, if I come to you speaking with other languages, what would 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, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Love never fails. But where there are prophecies, they will be done away with. Where there are various languages, they will cease. Where there is knowledge, it will be done away with.

When the multitude saw what Paul had done, they lifted up their voice, saying in the language of Lycaonia, “The gods have come down to us in the likeness of men!”

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya around Cyrene, visitors from Rome, both Jews and proselytes,

Parthians, Medes, Elamites, and people from Mesopotamia, Judea, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia, — read the full passage →

They were all amazed and marveled, saying to one another, “Behold, aren’t all these who speak Galileans?

Therefore many of the Jews read this title, for the place where Jesus was crucified was near the city; and it was written in Hebrew, in Latin, and in Greek.

An inscription was also written over him in letters of Greek, Latin, and Hebrew: “THIS IS THE KING OF THE JEWS.”

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

then they said to him, “Now say ‘Shibboleth;’” and he said “Sibboleth”; for he couldn’t manage to pronounce it right: then they seized him, and killed him at the fords of the Jordan. At that time, forty-two thousand of Ephraim fell.

“You shall not take the name of Yahweh your God in vain, for Yahweh will not hold him guiltless who takes 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 defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna. — read the full passage →

Therefore leaving the teaching of the first principles of Christ, let us press on to perfection—not laying again a foundation of repentance from dead works, of faith toward God, — read the full passage →

Finally, brothers, whatever things are true, whatever things are honorable, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report; if there is any virtue, and if there is any praise, think about these things.

Therefore other languages are for a sign, not to those who believe, but to the unbelieving; but prophesying is for a sign, not to the unbelieving, but to those who believe. — read the full passage →

I thank my God, I speak with other languages more than you all. — read the full passage →

that in everything you were enriched in him, in all speech and all knowledge;

When we had all fallen to the earth, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew language, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

For I know the thoughts that I think toward you, says Yahweh, thoughts of peace, and not of evil, to give you hope and a future.

In that day, there will be five cities in the land of Egypt that speak the language of Canaan, and swear to Yahweh of Armies. One will be called “The city of destruction.”

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.