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Want to know what the Bible says about Tongue? Here are 275 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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Psalm 39:1 NIV
I said, “I will watch my ways
    and keep my tongue from sin;
I will put a muzzle on my mouth
    while in the presence of the wicked.”
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Proverbs 15:28 NIV
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
254
James 3:2 NIV
We all stumble in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say is perfect, able to keep their whole body in check.
250
Proverbs 29:20 NIV
Do you see someone who speaks in haste?
    There is more hope for a fool than for them.
245
Psalm 37:30 NIV
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
    and their tongues speak what is just.
242
Matthew 15:11 NIV
What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
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Proverbs 17:27-28 NIV
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.
226
Matthew 15:18 NIV
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
225
Proverbs 17:9 NIV
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
223
Proverbs 31:26 NIV
She speaks with wisdom,
    and faithful instruction is on her tongue.
221
Psalm 19:14 NIV
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
211
Proverbs 26:20 NIV
Without wood a fire goes out;
    without a gossip a quarrel dies down.
204
Proverbs 6:17 NIV
        haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that shed innocent blood,
203
Romans 3:13 NIV
“Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
201
Psalm 35:28 NIV
My tongue will proclaim your righteousness,
    your praises all day long.
200
Proverbs 10:31 NIV
From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom,
    but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
200
Job 27:4 NIV
my lips will not say anything wicked,
    and my tongue will not utter lies.
199
James 3:1 NIV
Not many of you should become teachers, my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly.
198
Proverbs 6:16-19 NIV
16 There are six things the Lord hates,
    seven that are detestable to him:
17         haughty eyes,
    a lying tongue,
    hands that shed innocent blood,
18         a heart that devises wicked schemes,
    feet that are quick to rush into evil,
19         a false witness who pours out lies
    and a person who stirs up conflict in the community.
195
Proverbs 17:27 NIV
The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
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