The Tongue in the Bible

Job 20:12Though evil is sweet in his mouth and he hides it under his tongue

Psalm 12:3May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue

Psalm 34:13keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking lies

Psalm 39:1I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth as long as the wicked are in my presence."

Psalm 52:2Your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor, you who practice deceit.

Psalm 57:4I am in the midst of lions; I lie among ravenous beasts— men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

Psalm 64:3They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim their words like deadly arrows.

Psalm 120:2Save me, O LORD, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.

Proverbs 10:31The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

Proverbs 11:12A man who lacks judgment derides his neighbor, but a man of understanding holds his tongue.

Proverbs 12:18Reckless words pierce like a sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Proverbs 12:19Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.

Proverbs 15:2The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.

Proverbs 15:4The tongue that brings healing is a tree of life, but a deceitful tongue crushes the spirit.

Proverbs 17:4A wicked man listens to evil lips; a liar pays attention to a malicious tongue.

Proverbs 17:20A man of perverse heart does not prosper; he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.

Proverbs 17:28Even a fool is thought wise if he keeps silent, and discerning if he holds his tongue.

Proverbs 21:6A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.

Proverbs 21:23He who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps himself from calamity.

Proverbs 25:23As a north wind brings rain, so a sly tongue brings angry looks.

Proverbs 26:28A lying tongue hates those it hurts, and a flattering mouth works ruin.

Jeremiah 9:3"They make ready their tongue like a bow, to shoot lies; it is not by truth that they triumph in the land. They go from one sin to another; they do not acknowledge me," declares the LORD.

Jeremiah 9:5Friend deceives friend, and no one speaks the truth. They have taught their tongues to lie; they weary themselves with sinning.

Jeremiah 9:8Their tongue is a deadly arrow; it speaks with deceit. With his mouth each speaks cordially to his neighbor, but in his heart he sets a trap for him.

James 1:26If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not keep a tight rein on his tongue, he deceives himself and his religion is worthless.

James 3:5Likewise the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

James 3:6The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

James 3:8but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

James 3:9With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.

1 Peter 3:10For, "Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

1 John 3:18Dear children, let us not love with words or tongue but with actions and in truth.