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Bible Dictionaries
Tongue
Wilson's Dictionary of Bible Types
or This word is used as a type in a great many ways. Many writers use it to express many and varied meanings.
We shall observe some of them here.
Psalm 45:1 (a) It is used as a pen because it makes impressions on hearts.
Psalm 57:4 (a) It is used as a sword because it cuts into people's souls. (See Psalm 64:3).
Psalm 73:9 (a) It is like a detective searching people's lives.
Proverbs 10:20 (a) It is like silver because it produces valuable results.
Proverbs 15:4 (a) It is like a tree because it adds to the joys of life.
Isaiah 30:27 (a) It is like fire which destroys evil things in the lives of others.
Jeremiah 9:3 (a) It is like a bow because it sends forth sharp words. (See Jeremiah 9:8).
Revelation 5:9 (a) The tongue is used for language in its general aspect. (See Genesis 10:5).
Tongues have many descriptions:
The lying tongue Psalm 109:2; Proverbs 6:17.
The false tongue Psalm 120:3.
The sharpened tongue Psalm 140:3.
The froward tongue Proverbs 10:31.
The wholesome tongue Proverbs 15:4.
The naughty tongue Proverbs 17:4.
The perverse tongue Proverbs 17:20.
The soft tongue Proverbs 25:15.
The backbiting tongue Proverbs 25:23.
The stammering tongue Isaiah 33:19.
The fiery tongue James 3:6.
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Watson, Walter. Entry for 'Tongue'. Wilson's Dictoinary of Bible Types. https://www.studylight.org/dictionaries/eng/wdt/t/tongue.html. 1957.
