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Want to know what the Bible says about Tongue? Here are 274 Bible verses about Tongue from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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1 Corinthians 14:27-28 NIV
27 If anyone speaks in a tongue, two—or at the most three—should speak, one at a time, and someone must interpret. 28 If there is no interpreter, the speaker should keep quiet in the church and speak to himself and to God.
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Proverbs 19:5 NIV
A false witness will not go unpunished,
    and whoever pours out lies will not go free.
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1 Corinthians 14:1 NIV
Follow the way of love and eagerly desire gifts of the Spirit, especially prophecy.
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1 Corinthians 14:21-22 NIV
21 In the Law it is written:
“With other tongues
    and through the lips of foreigners
I will speak to this people,
    but even then they will not listen to me,
says the Lord.”
22 Tongues, then, are a sign, not for believers but for unbelievers; prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
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Proverbs 6:19 NIV
        a false witness who pours out lies
    and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
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James 3:14-16 NIV
14 But if you harbor bitter envy and selfish ambition in your hearts, do not boast about it or deny the truth. 15 Such “wisdom” does not come down from heaven but is earthly, unspiritual, demonic. 16 For where you have envy and selfish ambition, there you find disorder and every evil practice.
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James 3:11-12 NIV
11 Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring? 12 My brothers and sisters, can a fig tree bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Neither can a salt spring produce fresh water.
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James 3:3-4 NIV
3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal. 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
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Proverbs 18:4 NIV
The words of the mouth are deep waters,
    but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
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James 3:11 NIV
Can both fresh water and salt water flow from the same spring?
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