Bible Verses About Tongue

How is it that we hear them speaking in our native languages?

We are Parthians, Medes, Elamites; residents of Mesopotamia, Y’hudah, Cappadocia, Pontus, Asia,

Phrygia, Pamphylia, Egypt, the parts of Libya near Cyrene; visitors from Rome;

Jews by birth and proselytes; Jews from Crete and from Arabia. . . ! How is it that we hear them speaking in our own languages about the great things God has done?”

Amazed and confused, they all went on asking each other, “What can this mean?”

But others made fun of them and said, “They’ve just had too much wine!”

Then Kefa stood up with the Eleven and raised his voice to address them: “You Judeans, and all of you staying here in Yerushalayim! Let me tell you what this means! Listen carefully to me!

“These people ar en’t drunk, as you suppose — it’s only nine in the morning.

No, this is what was spoken about through the prophet Yo’el:

‘Adonai says: “In the Last Days, I will pour out from my Spirit upon everyone. Your sons and daughters will prophesy, your young men will see visions, your old men will dream dreams.

Even on my slaves, both men and women, will I pour out from my Spirit in those days; and they will prophesy.

“Moreover, he has been exalted to the right hand of God; has received from the Father what he promised, namely, the Ruach HaKodesh; and has poured out this gift, which you are both seeing and hearing.

on the Goyim, for they heard them speaking in tongues and praising God. Kefa’s response was,

and when Sha’ul placed his hands on them, the Ruach HaKodesh came upon them; so that they began speaking in tongues and prophesying.

to another, the working of miracles; to another, prophecy; to another, the ability to judge between spirits; to another, the ability to speak in different kinds of tongues; and to yet another, the ability to interpret tongues.

And God has placed in the Messianic Community first, emissaries; second, prophets; third, teachers; then those who work miracles; then those with gifts of healing; those with ability to help; those skilled in administration; and those who speak in various tongues.

Not all have gifts of healing, not all speak in tongues, not all interpret, do they?

Anyone who thinks he is religiously observant but does not control his tongue is deceiving himself, and his observance counts for nothing.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, since you know that we will be judged more severely.

For we all stumble in many ways; if someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who can bridle his whole body.

If we put a bit into a horse’s mouth to make it obey us, we control its whole body as well.

And think of a ship — although it is huge and is driven by strong winds, yet the pilot can steer it wherever he wants with just a small rudder.

So too the tongue is a tiny part of the body, yet it boasts great things. See how a little fire sets a whole forest ablaze!

Yes, the tongue is a fire, a world of wickedness. The tongue is so placed in our body that it defiles every part of it, setting ablaze the whole of our life; and it is set on fire by Gei-Hinnom itself.

For people have tamed and continue to tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures;