and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord to the glory of God the Father.

You will be protected ¹  from malicious gossip, ²  and will not be afraid of the destruction ³  when it comes.

See now, I have opened ¹  my mouth; my tongue in my mouth has spoken. ² 

For they say cruel and deceptive things to me; they lie to me. ¹ 

Certainly ¹  my tongue does not frame a word without you, O Lord, being thoroughly aware of it. ² 

The speech ¹  of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, ²  but the one who speaks perversion ³  will be destroyed. ⁴ 

The tongue of the wise ¹  treats knowledge correctly, ²  but the mouth of the fool spouts out ³  folly.

One who acts wickedly ¹  pays attention to evil counsel; ²  a liar listens ³  to a malicious tongue. ⁴ 

Making a fortune ¹  by a lying tongue is like ²  a vapor driven back and forth; ³  they seek death. ⁴ 

The one who reproves ¹  another ²  will in the end ³  find more favor than the one who flatters ⁴  with the tongue.

She opens her mouth ¹  with wisdom, and loving instruction ²  is on her tongue.

For with mocking lips and a foreign tongue he will speak to these people. ¹ 

And immediately the man’s ¹  ears were opened, his tongue loosened, and he spoke plainly.

And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents ¹  the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It ²  pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence – and is set on fire by hell. ³ 

(40:25) ¹  “Can you pull in ²  Leviathan with a hook, and tie down ³  its tongue with a rope?

Then I will tell others about your justice, ¹  and praise you all day long. ² 

my anxiety intensified. ¹  As I thought about it, I became impatient. ²  Finally I spoke these words: ³ 

Their slander will bring about their demise. ¹  All who see them will shudder, ² 

What the righteous say ¹  is like ²  the best ³  silver, but what the wicked think ⁴  is of little value. ⁵ 

Speaking recklessly ¹  is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words ²  of the wise bring ³  healing. ⁴