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Bible Verses About The Tongue
Find Bible verses about the tongue — curated from 31,000+ verses with emotional and contextual scoring. What Scripture actually says.
What does the Bible say about the tongue?
The Bible addresses the tongue with deep compassion and clarity. From the Psalms to the words of Jesus, Scripture meets you in this exact feeling and offers comfort, strength, and direction. Here are the most powerful verses — each chosen because they speak directly to what you're going through.
Most Powerful Verses
James 3:8
“But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”
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James 3:5
“So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!”
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Philippians 2:11
“and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.”
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Romans 14:11
“For it is written, "'As I live,' says the Lord, 'to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.'"”
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Proverbs 18:21
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.”
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Isaiah 45:23
“I have sworn by myself, the word has gone out of my mouth in righteousness, and will not return, that to me every knee shall bow, every tongue shall take an oath.”
Psalms 126:2
“Then our mouth was filled with laughter, and our tongue with singing. Then they said among the nations, "Yahweh has done great things for them."”
Proverbs 12:18
“There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.”
Psalms 139:4
“For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.”
Isaiah 35:6
“Then the lame man will leap like a deer, and the tongue of the mute will sing; for waters will break out in the wilderness, and streams in the desert.”
2 Samuel 23:2
“"The Spirit of Yahweh spoke by me. His word was on my tongue.”
Isaiah 50:4
“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 tau...”
Proverbs 28:23
“One who rebukes a man will afterward find more favor than one who flatters with the tongue.”
Proverbs 26:28
“A lying tongue hates those it hurts; and a flattering mouth works ruin.”
Proverbs 25:15
“By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.”
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Psalms 137:6 — “Let my tongue stick to the roof of my mouth if I don't remember you; if I don't prefer Jerusalem abo...”
Jeremiah 9:8 — “Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks deceit: one speaks peaceably to his neighbor with his mout...”
James 1:26 — “If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn't bridle his tongue, but deceives ...”
1 Peter 3:10 — “For, "He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips fro...”
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