KJV dictionary & concordance
1. The organ of the mouth used for tasting and speech. 2. Speech, words, or a language. 3. A tongue-shaped projection or arm of land or water.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 10:5
Complete exact-word concordance
My heart was hot within me, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue,
My heart was hot within mee, while I was musing the fire burned: then spake I with my tongue.
MY heart is inditing a good matter: I speak of the things which I have made touching the king: my tongue is the pen of a ready writer.
¶ My heart is inditing a good matter: I speake of the things which I haue made, touching the King: my tongue is the penne of a ready writer.
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
Thou giuest thy mouth to euill, and thy tongue frameth deceit.
1611 marginal noteHebr. thou sendest.
Deliver me from bloodguiltiness, O God, thou God of my salvation: and my tongue shall sing aloud of thy righteousness.
Deliuer mee from blood-guiltinesse, O God, thou God of my saluation: and my tongue shall sing alowd of thy righteousnesse.
1611 marginal noteHebr. bloods.
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp rasor, working deceitfully.
Thy tongue deuiseth mischiefes: like a sharpe rasor, working deceitfully.
Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
Thou louest all deuouring words, O thou deceitfull tongue.
1611 marginal noteOr, and the deceitfull tongue.
My soul is among lions: and I lie even among them that are set on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and their tongue a sharp sword.
My soule is among lyons, and I lie euen among them that are set on fire: euen the sonnes of men, whose teeth are speares and arrowes, and their tongue a sharpe sword.
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bowes to shoote their arrowes, euen bitter words:
1611 marginal notePsal.11.3.
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
So they shall make their owne tongue to fall vpon themselues: all that see them, shall flee away.
I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.
I cried vnto him with my mouth: and he was extolled with my tongue.
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Source order
1 · Direct Scripture definition
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
