7 Bible Verses About The Tongue

7 Bible verses about The Tongue to read, reflect on, and commit to memory.

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01 James 3:5 Key verse

In the same way the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it boasts of great things. Look how small a flame can set so large a forest on fire!

02 Proverbs 18:21

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

03 James 3:6

And the tongue is a fire. It takes its place among the parts of our body as a world of wrongdoing: it stains the whole body, it sets the whole course of life on fire, and it is itself set on fire by hell.

04 James 1:26

If anyone thinks they are devout but does not put a bridle on their tongue, they are fooling themselves, and their religion is empty.

05 Proverbs 21:23

Whoever watches their mouth and tongue keeps themselves out of trouble.

06 Proverbs 15:4

Kind words are a tree of life, but a twisted tongue crushes the spirit.

07 Ephesians 4:29

Let no rotten word pass your lips. Say only what is good, what builds up and meets the need of the moment, so that your words bring grace to those who hear them.

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