Word Information
Word: Glōssa (Gk)
English: tongue
γλῶσσα – glōssa – tongue
Source: Thayer’s Greek Lexicon of the New Testament
Author: Joseph H. Thayer
"Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!" James 3:5
Definition
- the tongue, a member of the body, an organ of speech.
- the language or dialect used by a particular people distinct from that of other nations.
James 3:6-10
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind.
But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
Our tongues can only be tamed by the Spirit of God. The tongue that is not bridled in obedience to the word of the Lord leads to death, deceit, and destruction.
(See Romans 3:13-14, Psalm 12:1-8.)
Job 27:3-4
As long as my breath is in me, and the breath of God in my nostrils, my lips will not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
Job 33:2-4
Now, I open my mouth; my tongue speaks in my mouth. My words come from my upright heart; my lips utter pure knowledge. The Spirit of God has made me, and the breath of the Almighty gives me life.
Fill your heart with God’s words, and your tongue will be refined.
Luke 6:45
A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings forth evil. For out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Sizzling Sunday: 13th August 2023
Sizzling Sunday 050
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