Bible Verses About Tongues

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

27 If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.
28 But if there be no interpreter, let him keep silence in the church; and let him speak to himself, and to God.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

For with stammering lips and another tongue will he speak to this people.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

And how hear we every man in our own tongue, wherein we were born?

Now when this was noised abroad, the multitude came together, and were confounded, because that every man heard them speak in his own language.

And they were all filled with the Holy Ghost, and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them utterance.

Cretes and Arabians, we do hear them speak in our tongues the wonderful works of God.

And when Paul had laid his hands upon them, the Holy Ghost came on them; and they spake with tongues, and prophesied.

For they heard them speak with tongues, and magnify God. Then answered Peter,

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

He that speaketh in an unknown tongue edifieth himself; but he that prophesieth edifieth the church.

For if I pray in an unknown tongue, my spirit prayeth, but my understanding is unfruitful.

If therefore the whole church be come together into one place, and all speak with tongues, and there come in those that are unlearned, or unbelievers, will they not say that ye are mad?

Yet in the church I had rather speak five words with my understanding, that by my voice I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.

Wherefore tongues are for a sign, not to them that believe, but to them that believe not: but prophesying serveth not for them that believe not, but for them which believe.

If any man speak in an unknown tongue, let it be by two, or at the most by three, and that by course; and let one interpret.

For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.

Wherefore let him that speaketh in an unknown tongue pray that he may interpret.

Charity never faileth: but whether there be prophecies, they shall fail; whether there be tongues, they shall cease; whether there be knowledge, it shall vanish away.

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal.

Have all the gifts of healing? do all speak with tongues? do all interpret?

And God hath set some in the church, first apostles, secondarily prophets, thirdly teachers, after that miracles, then gifts of healings, helps, governments, diversities of tongues.