KJV dictionary & concordance
Tongue organs; languages or speech; peoples distinguished by language; or tongue-shaped appearances.
Definition sources
Some verses contain the word more than once.
First occurrence: Genesis 10:20
Complete exact-word concordance
These are the sons of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
These are the sonnes of Ham, after their families, after their tongues, in their countries, and in their nations.
These are the sons of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands, after their nations.
These are the sonnes of Shem, after their families, after their tongues, in their lands after their nations.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence from the pride of man: thou shalt keep them secretly in a pavilion from the strife of tongues.
Thou shalt hide them in the secret of thy presence, from the pride of man: thou shalt keepe them secretly in a pauilion, from the strife of tongues.
Destroy, O Lord, and divide their tongues: for I have seen violence and strife in the city.
Destroy, O LORD, and diuide their tongues: for I haue seene violence and strife in the citie.
Nevertheless they did flatter him with their mouth, and they lied unto him with their tongues.
Neuerthelesse they did flatter him with their mouth: and they lyed vnto him with their tongues.
They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
They haue sharpned their tongues like a serpent: adders poison is vnder their lips. Selah.
1611 marginal noteRom.3.14 psal.58.5.
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come, that I will gather all nations and tongues; and they shall come, and see my glory.
For I know their works and their thoughts: it shall come that I will gather all nations and tongues, and they shall come and see my glorie.
And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.
And they bend their tongue like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the trueth vpon the earth: for they proceed from euil to euill, and they know not me, saith the LORD.
Behold, I am against the prophets, saith the Lord, that use their tongues, and say, He saith.
Beholde, I am against the prophets, saith the LORD, that vse their tongues, and say; He sayth.
1611 marginal noteOr, that smooth their tongues.
And these signs shall follow them that believe; In my name shall they cast out devils; they shall speak with new tongues;
And these signes shal follow them that beleeue, In my Name shall they cast out deuils, they shall speake with new tongues,
1611 marginal noteAct. 16.18
1611 marginal noteActs 2.4.
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1 · Direct Scripture definition
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.
2 · KJV context and cross-references
