Dictionary of Bible Themes The organ of speech, which Scripture stresses can be the source of both praise and blame. The tongue is to be kept under control, on account of its capacity for evil words. James 3:5The tongue as a bodily organ See also As part of the body Judges 7:5Job 41:1 Mark 7:33 Luke 16:24 Revelation 16:10 Numbers 22:4 Job 12:11; 34:3 Used for eating Psalms 68:23Judges 7:5 Used for drinking 1 Kings 21:19; 22:38Luke 16:21 Used for licking Psalms 22:15; 137:6Isaiah 41:17 Parched with thirst Lamentations 4:4Exodus 4:10-11 The tongue as an organ of speech See also It is God-given Ezekiel 3:26Luke 1:20-22,62-64 Mark 7:33-35 See also God is able to loose the tongue of the mute Isaiah 32:4; 35:6Matthew 15:30-31 Luke 1:64 Proverbs 10:19 Reasons for holding one's tongue See also To restrain sin Proverbs 11:12; 17:27-28; 21:23James 1:26 1 Peter 3:10 Job 29:9-10 Habakkuk 2:20 As a mark of respect and awe Job 27:4The tongue's potential for good See also Right use of the tongue requires an act of the will Psalms 39:1; 141:3Psalms 35:28 See also The tongue can praise God Psalms 16:9; 45:1; 51:14; 66:17; 71:24; 119:172; 126:2Acts 2:26 James 3:9 2 Samuel 23:2 See also The tongue can speak God-given words Proverbs 16:1Isaiah 50:4 Micah 3:8 Luke 21:14-15 Isaiah 45:23 See also Every tongue will acknowledge God Romans 14:11Philippians 2:10-11 Psalms 37:30 See also The tongue can speak wisdom Proverbs 10:19-20; 12:18; 15:23; 31:26Proverbs 15:4 See also The tongue can bring healing Proverbs 12:18Proverbs 18:21 The tongue's potential for evil James 3:3-10The tongue's power needs to be controlled See also Job 27:4Psalms 34:13 Proverbs 11:12 James 1:26 Psalms 5:9 See also The tongue can speak deceitfully Psalms 50:19; 52:4; 120:2-3Proverbs 15:4; 17:20 Jeremiah 9:8 Micah 6:12 Romans 3:13 Jeremiah 9:3 See also The tongue can speak lies Proverbs 6:17; 21:6; 26:28Psalms 10:7 See also Other evil uses of the tongue Psalms 12:3-4; 52:2Proverbs 6:24 Isaiah 57:4; 59:3 Jeremiah 18:18 Proverbs 10:31 The punishment for a perverse tongue Acts 2:8-11Tongue in the sense of language See also As a foreign language Esther 1:22Psalms 114:1 Isaiah 28:11; 33:19; 66:18 1 Corinthians 14:10 Acts 2:4 See also As a language given by the Holy Spirit Mark 16:17Acts 10:46; 19:6 1 Corinthians 12:10,28,30; 13:1,8; 14:2-23 Psalms 57:4; 64:3 Metaphors used to describe the tongue Jeremiah 9:3,8The tongue as a dangerous weapon Psalms 140:3Proverbs 10:20 Other metaphors Isaiah 5:24Acts 2:3 James 3:6 See also 1690 word of God5164 lips 5167 mouth 5168 muteness 5188 tearing of clothes 5196 voice 5546 speech 5950 silence 8020 faith |
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