57 Bible Verses about Tongues
Want to know what the Bible says about Tongues? Here are 57 Bible verses about Tongues 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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Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
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1 Corinthians 14:4 NIV
Anyone who speaks in a tongue edifies themselves, but the one who prophesies edifies the church.
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James 3:8 NIV
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Acts 2:8 NIV
Then how is it that each of us hears them in our native language?
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Acts 2:6 NIV
When they heard this sound, a crowd came together in bewilderment, because each one heard their own language being spoken.
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1 Corinthians 14:13 NIV
For this reason the one who speaks in a tongue should pray that they may interpret what they say.
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1 Corinthians 14:14 NIV
For if I pray in a tongue, my spirit prays, but my mind is unfruitful.
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James 3:5 NIV
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
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Isaiah 28:11 NIV
Very well then, with foreign lips and strange tongues
God will speak to this people,
God will speak to this people,
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1 Corinthians 14:19 NIV
But in the church I would rather speak five intelligible words to instruct others than ten thousand words in a tongue.
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