The Tongue

Posted 1/18/2009

What is the tongue like in the Bible?

• Used for good
  • Controlled by the Spirit 2Sa 23:2
  • Declares God's righteousness and praise Ps 35:28, 51:14, 66:17, 71:24, 126:2; Lu 1:64; Rom 14:11
  • Speaks wisdom and justice Ps 37:30
  • Needs to be guarded Ps 39:1; Pr 21:23; 1Pe 1:10
  • Reveals the heart, for bad Ps 39:3 or good Ps 45:1
  • Sings Ps 119:172
  • Alluring and appealing Pr 6:24
  • Choice silver Pr 10:20
  • Brings wisdom Pr 10:31
  • Heals Pr 12:18
  • Aids in knowledge Pr 15:2
  • Sooths and encourages Pr 15:4
  • Guided by God Pr 16:1
  • Has the power of life Pr 18:21
  • Rebukes for good Pr 28:23
  • Teaches kindness Pr 31:26
  • Confesses Jesus Christ as Lord Php 2:11
• Used for bad
  • Brings a violent scourge Job 5:21
  • Mutters deceit Job 27:4
  • Flattery Ps 5:9, 12:3
  • Full of mischief, wickedness, curses, deceit, and oppression Ps 10:7
  • Slanders Ps 15:3
  • Evil and deceitful Ps 34:13, Ps 50:19, Ps 52:4, 120:2,3
  • Cuts and destroys Ps 52:2
  • Sharp as a sword Ps 57:4, Ps 64:3
  • Lie and deceive Ps 78:36, 109:2; Pr 6:17; Jer 9:8; Mic 6:12; Zep 3:13
  • Brings perversion Pr 10:31
  • Wounds Pr 12:18
  • Spews foolishness Pr 15:2
  • Perversely crushes Pr 15:4
  • Has the power of death Pr 18:21
  • Backbiting stirs up anger Pr 25:23
  • Flatters for gain Pr 28:23
  • Accuses Isa 54:17
  • Mutters wickedness Isa 59:3
  • Boasts of great things Jas 3:5
  • Evil, poisonous, and wild Jas 3:8
• A body part
  • Moses' was slow Ex 4:10
  • Used to speak Job 33:2
  • The Leviathan's is too big to strap down Job 41:1
  • Physical tongue can get thirsty Isa 41:17; Eze 3:26; La 4:4
• Tongue also means a language or group of people Isa 28:11; Dan 3:29; 1Cor 14:2,4,9,14,19; Rev 5:9, 13:7, 14:6

 

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