Quotes about Tongue
In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.
- James 3:5
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- James 3:6
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- James 3:8
With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.
- James 3:9
Out of the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, this should not be!
- James 3:10
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
- 1 Peter 3:10
And they sang a new song: “Worthy are You to take the scroll and open its seals, because You were slain, and by Your blood You purchased for God those from every tribe and tongue and people and nation.
- Revelation 5:9
Then the beast was permitted to wage war against the saints and to conquer them, and it was given authority over every tribe and people and tongue and nation.
- Revelation 13:7
Then I saw another angel flying overhead, with the eternal gospel to proclaim to those who dwell on the earth—to every nation and tribe and tongue and people.
- Revelation 14:6
By examining the tongue of the patient, physicians find out the diseases of the body, and philosophers the diseases of the mind.
- Justin Martyr
The true test of a man's spirituality is not his ability to speak, as we are apt to think, but rather his ability to bridle his tongue.
- Kent Hughes
Lord, help me control my tongue. Help me be careful about what I say. —PSALM 141:3 ICB
- Louie Giglio