Tongue

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

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.

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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.

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

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

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

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

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 →

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

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

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

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

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

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

But the things which proceed out of the mouth come out of the heart, and they defile the man.

“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;

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.

Therefore, brothers, desire earnestly to prophesy, and don’t forbid speaking with other languages.

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

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

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

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.

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. — read the full passage →

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

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

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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.

The first book I wrote, Theophilus, concerned all that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

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

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

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.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

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

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

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

For if I pray in another language, my spirit prays, but my understanding is unfruitful. — read the full passage →

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

He who speaks in another language edifies himself, but he who prophesies edifies the assembly.

For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

If therefore the whole assembly is assembled together and all speak with other languages, and unlearned or unbelieving people come in, won’t they say that you are crazy?

However in the assembly I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might instruct others also, than ten thousand words in another language.

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

He gave some to be apostles; and some, prophets; and some, evangelists; and some, shepherds and teachers;

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.

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.