So why do we need to know anything about the tongue? The Bible has more than a few verses that talk about the tongue, how it is the rudder of our lives and that our harvest comes through the mouth, and how we can not control our tongue. I am pretty sure all this is very important information to know.
Also I want to explain my madness with the colors, underlines and bold lettering. There really is no rhyme or reason. I did try to put all scripture in Italics and what I say in this lettering. But mostly it is to attract your attention to what it is saying. I'm hoping it makes it easier to see the thought of the scripture. If it doesn't let me know and I will remove all the coloring.
Matthew 12:34-37
"You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good?
For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him,
and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him.
But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment
for every careless word they have spoken.
For by yours words you will be acquitted,
and by yours words you will be condemned."
At some point in time we will have to give an accounting of every word we speak.
Lets look at what the Bible says about the tongue. You may have read the Freewill (NOT) and a lot of these verses may be included there also, but please pay attention (always) to each verse as if you have never read it before.
Matthew 15:18-20
"But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart,
and these make a man 'unclean.'
For out of the heart come
evil thoughts,
murder,
adultery,
sexual immorality,
theft,
false testimony,
slander.
These are what make a man 'unclean',
but eating with unwashed hands does not make him 'unclean'."
Mark 7:15
Nothing outside a man can make him 'unclean' by going into him.
Rather, it is what comes out of a man that makes him 'unclean.'
After he had left the crowd and entered the house,
his disciples asked him about this parable.
"Are you so dull?" he asked. "Don't you see that nothing that enters a man
from the outside can make him 'unclean'?
For it doesn't go into his heart but into his stomach, and then out of his body"
He went on: "What comes out of a man is what makes him 'unclean.'
For from within, out of men's hearts, come
evil thought,
sexual immorality,
theft,
murder,
adultery,
greed,
malice,
deceit,
lewdness,
envy,
slander,
arrogance
and folly.
All these evils come from inside and make a man 'unclean'."
Colossians 3:5-10
Put to death, therefore, whatever belongs to your earthly nature:
sexual immorality,
impurity,
lust,
evil desires and
greed, which is idolatry.
Because of these, the wrath of God is coming.
You used to walk in these ways, in the life you once lived.
But now you must rid yourselves of all such things as these:
anger,
rage,
malice,
slander, and
filthy language from your lips.
Do not lie to each other,
since you have taken off your old self with its practices and
have put on the new self, which is being renewed in knowledge
in the image of its Creator.
From this verse above I would suggest the earthly nature is the same as "out of a man's heart".
Luke 6:45
The good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart,
and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart.
For out of the overflow of his heart his mouth speaks.
Isaiah 9: 17
....for everyone is ungodly and wicked, every mouth speaks vileness.
The Bible is pretty clear that we will be judged by the things that come out of our mouth and that those things that come out of our mouths, come from our hearts and are evil.
James 3: 5-10
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.
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body.
It corrupts the whole person, sets the whole course of his life on fire,
and is itself set on fire by hell.
All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and creatures of the sea are being tamed
and have been tamed by man,
but no man can tame the tongue.
It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father,
and with it we curse men, who have been made in God's likeness.
Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing.
My brothers, this should not be.
Proverbs 12: 14
From the fruit of his lips a man is filled with good things
as surely as the work of his hands rewards him.
Proverbs 12: 18-19
Reckless words pierce like a sword,
but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Psalm 4:4
In your anger do not sin;
when you are on your beds,
search your hearts and be silent.
Psalm 5: 6
You destroy those who tell lies;
bloodthirsty and deceitful men the LORD abhors.
Psalm 12: 3-4
May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue
that says, "We will triumph with our tongues; we own our lips --who is our master?
Proverbs 18: 6-7
A fool's lips bring him strife,
and his mouth invites a beating.
A fool's mouth is his undoing,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
Proverbs 18: 20-21
From the fruit of his mouth a man's stomach is filled;
with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.
The tongue has the power of life and death,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Jeremiah 1: 9-10
Then the LORD reached out his hand and touched my mouth and
said to me, "Now, I have put my words in your mouth.
See, today I appoint you over nations and kingdoms
to uproot and tear down,
to destroy and overthrow,
to build and to plant."
Isaiah 55: 10-11
As the rain and the snow come down from heaven,
and do no return to it without watering the earth and making it bud and flourish,
so that it yeilds seed for the sower and bread for the eater,
so is my word that goes out from my mouth:
It will not return to me empty,
but will accomplish what I desire and
achieve the purpose for which I sent it.
Isaiah 59: 21
As for me, this is my covenant with them," says the LORD.
"My Spirit, who is on you, and
my words that I have put in your mouth will not depart from your mouth,
or from the mouths of your children, or from the mouths of their descendants
from this time on and forever," says the LORD.
So what is this word that was put in our mouth and what does it mean 'it will not depart from your mouth'?
Proverbs 30: 5-6
Every word of God is flawless;
he is a shield to those who take refuge in him.
Do not add to his words, or he will rebuke you and prove you a liar.
Psalm 12: 6
And the words of the LORD are flawless,
like silver refined in a furnace of clay,
purified seven times.
Jeremiah 23: 29
"Is not my word like fire," declares the LORD,
"and like a hammer that breaks a rock in pieces?"
Isaiah 51: 16
I have put my words in your mouth
and covered you with the shadow of my hand….
Romans 10: 8-13
The word is near you; it is in your mouth and in your heart,
that is , the word of faith we are proclaiming:
That if you confess with your mouth, "Jesus is Lord, and
believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead,
you will be saved.
For it is with your heart that you believe and are justified,
and it is with your mouth that you confess and are saved.
As the Scripture say, "Anyone who trusts in him will never be put to shame."
For there is no difference between Jew and Gentile-
the same Lord is Lord of all and richly blesses all who call on him,
for, "Everyone who call on the name of the Lord will be saved."
The word that God put in our mouths is this: 'Jesus is Lord', and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved." And how do you do that?
Psalm 107:4-9
Some wandered in desert watelands, finding no way to a city where they could settle.
They were hungry and thirsty, and their lives ebbed away.
Then they cried out to the LORD in their trouble, and he delivered them from their distress.
He led them by a straight way to a city where they could settle.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
for he satisfies the thirsty and fill the hungry with good things.
Psalm 107 10-16
Some sat in darkness and deepest gloom,
prisoners suffering in iron chains,
for they had rebelled against the words of God and
despised the counsel of the Most High.
So he subjected them to bitter labor;
they stumbled, and there was no one to help.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble and he saved them from their distress.
He brought them out of darkness and the deepest gloom and broke away their chains.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men,
for he breaks down gates of bronze and cuts through bars of iron
Psalm 107: 17-22
Some became fools through their rebellious ways and
suffered affliction because of their iniquities.
They lothed all food and drew near the gates of death.
Then they cried to the LORD in their trouble, and he saved them from their distress.
He sent forth his word and healed them; he rescued them from the grave.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
Let them sacrifice thank offerings and tell of his works with songs of joy.
Psalm 107: 23-32
Others went out on the sea in ships; they were merchants on the mighty water.
They saw the works of the LORD, his wonderful deeds in the deep.
For he spoke and stirred up a tempest that lifted hight the waves.
They mounted up to the heavens and went down to the depths;
in their peril their courage malted away.
They reeled and staggered like drunken men; they were at their wits' end.
Then they cried out to the Lord in their trouble, and he brought them out of their distress.
He stilled the storm to a whisper; the waves of the sea were hushed.
They were glad when it grew calm, and he guided them to their desired haven.
Let them give thanks to the LORD for his unfailing love and his wonderful deeds for men.
Let them exalt him in the assembly of the people and him in the council of the elders.
Psalm 3: 4
To the LORD I cry aloud, and he answers me from his holy hill.
Psalm 4: 1
Answer me when I call to you,
O my righteous God.
Give me relief from my distress;
be merciful to me and hear my prayer.
Psalm 4: 3
Know that the LORD has set apart the godly for himself;
the LORD will hear when I call to him
Psalm 5:1-3
Give ear to my words, O LORD, consider my sighing.
Listen to my cry for help,
my King and my God,
for to you I pray.
In the morning, O LORD, you hear my voice,
in the morning I lay my requests before you
and wait in expectation.
This is part of a psalm of David, he obviously thought he needed to pray out loud and
he expected an answer.
Now I know we are talking about the tongue here but I have to include the following verses because they are important but have to do with the ear (also part of the earthly nature or out of the heart)
Romans 10: 14-
How, then, can they call on the one they have not believed in?
And how can they believe in the one of whom they have not heard?
And how can they hear without someone preaching to them?
And how can they preach unless they are sent?
As it is written, "How beautiful are the feet of those who bring good news!"
But not all the Israelites accepted the good news.
For Isaiah says, "Lord, who has believed our message?"
Consequently, faith comes from hearing the message and
the message is heard through the word of Christ.
1 Corinthians 12:3
Therefore I tell you that
no one who is speaking by the Spirit of God says,"Jesus be cursed," and
no one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit.
No one can say, "Jesus is Lord," except by the Holy Spirit and if the Spirit of God is speaking thru you, you can not say "Jesus be cursed".
2 Corinthians 4:13
It is written: " I believed; therefore I have spoken."
With that same spirit of faith we also believe and therefore speak,
because we know that the one who raised the Lord Jesus from the dead
will also raise us with Jesus and present us with you in his presence.
Matthew 10:19
But when they arrest you, do not worry about what to say or how to say it.
At that time you will be given what to say, for it will not be you speaking,
but the Spirit of your Father speaking through you.
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