Tongue

If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile;

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

and the tongue <FI>is<Fi> a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;

for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

These six hath Jehovah hated, Yea, seven <FI>are<Fi> abominations to His soul. — read the full passage →

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'

`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive,

not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,

Unto Him <FI>with<Fi> my mouth I have called, And exaltation <FI>is<Fi> under my tongue.

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!

A sepulchre opened <FI>is<Fi> their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps <FI>is<Fi> under their lips.

for he who is speaking in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue--to men he doth not speak, but to God, for no one doth hearken, and in spirit he doth speak secrets;

For there is not a word in my tongue, Lo, O Jehovah, Thou hast known it all!

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

so that, brethren, earnestly desire to prophesy, and to speak with tongues do not forbid;

No weapon formed against thee prospereth, And every tongue rising against thee, In judgment thou condemnest. This <FI>is<Fi> the inheritance of the servants of Jehovah, And their righteousness from me, an affirmation of Jehovah!

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

The tongue of the righteous <FI>is<Fi> chosen silver, The heart of the wicked--as a little thing.

but I--I say to you, that every one who is angry at his brother without cause, shall be in danger of the judgment, and whoever may say to his brother, Empty fellow! shall be in danger of the sanhedrim, and whoever may say, Rebel! shall be in danger of the gehenna of the fire.

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied. — read the full passage →

And in the day of the Pentecost being fulfilled, they were all with one accord at the same place, — read the full passage →

Jehovah doth cut off all lips of flattery, A tongue speaking great things, — read the full passage →

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

In transgression of the lips <FI>is<Fi> the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress. — read the full passage →

O Jehovah, deliver my soul from a lying lip, From a deceitful tongue!

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling;

If with the tongues of men and of messengers I speak, and have not love, I have become brass sounding, or a cymbal tinkling; — read the full passage →

The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.

Eyes high--tongues false--And hands shedding innocent blood--

And my tongue uttereth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy praise!

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

if an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue any one do speak, by two, or at the most, by three, and in turn, and let one interpret;

for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during. — read the full passage →

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.

A worthless man is preparing evil, And on his lips--as a burning fire.

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

The love doth never fail; and whether <FI>there be<Fi> prophecies, they shall become useless; whether tongues, they shall cease; whether knowledge, it shall become useless;

The former account, indeed, I made concerning all things, O Theophilus, that Jesus began both to do and to teach, — read the full passage →

`And signs shall accompany those believing these things; in my name demons they shall cast out; with new tongues they shall speak;

A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.

for they were hearing them speaking with tongues and magnifying God.

so that the tongues are for a sign, not to the believing, but to the unbelieving; and the prophesy <FI>is<Fi> not for the unbelieving, but for the believing,

Whence <FI>are<Fi> wars and fightings among you? not thence--out of your passions, that are as soldiers in your members? — read the full passage →

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

and Paul having laid on them <FI>his<Fi> hands, the Holy Spirit came upon them, they were speaking also with tongues, and prophesying,

For by scorned lip, and by another tongue, Doth He speak unto this people.

My tongue also all the day uttereth Thy righteousness, Because ashamed--because confounded, Have been those seeking my evil!

Mischiefs doth thy tongue devise, Like a sharp razor, working deceit.

My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy,

out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;

for if I pray in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue, my spirit doth pray, and my understanding is unfruitful. — read the full passage →

The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

he who is speaking in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue, himself doth edify, and he who is prophesying, an assembly doth edify;

My lips do utter praise, For Thou dost teach me Thy statutes. — read the full passage →

A busybody is revealing secret counsel, And the faithful of spirit is covering the matter.

for it hath been written, `I live! saith the Lord--to Me bow shall every knee, and every tongue shall confess to God;'

If, therefore, the whole assembly may come together, to the same place, and all may speak with tongues, and there may come in unlearned or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

but in an assembly I wish to speak five words through my understanding, that others also I may instruct, rather than myriads of words in an <FI>unknown<Fi> tongue.

that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

and He gave some <FI>as<Fi> apostles, and some <FI>as<Fi> prophets, and some <FI>as<Fi> proclaimers of good news, and some <FI>as<Fi> shepherds and teachers,

and to another in-workings of mighty deeds; and to another prophecy; and to another discernings of spirits; and to another <FI>divers<Fi> kinds of tongues; and to another interpretation of tongues:

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, <FI>Is<Fi> the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

My lips do not speak perverseness, And my tongue doth not utter deceit.