0904. 886. Tongues

886. Tongues

1. It was the Devil’s insinuating tongue that caused our first parents to sin—Gen_3:4.

2. It was the lying tongues of Joseph’s brethren which gave Jacob so much grief—Gen_37:32.

3. It was the deceitful tongue of Jacob that robbed Esau of his blessing—Gen_27:18, Gen_27:23.

4. It was the obstinate tongue of Pharaoh that caused the plagues to be sent—Exo_10:28.

5. It was the jealous tongue of Miriam that caused her to be smitten with leprosy—Num_12:1, Num_12:10.

6. It was the proud tongue of Korah and his followers that brought such swift judgment upon them—Num_16:3, Num_16:32.

7. It was the fault-finding tongues of Job’s friends that ministered such trouble to him—Job_32:10-18.

8. It was the covetous tongue of Judas which caused Christ to be betrayed to His death—Mat_26:15.

9. It was the boasting tongue of Peter which made him deny his Lord—Mat_26:70.

10. It was the unholy tongue of Ananias that made him lie to the Holy Spirit—Act_5:3.

11. It was the sectarian tongue of the Corinthians that caused the divisions among them—1Co_1:12.

12. It was the prating tongue of Diotrephes which caused so much trouble in the Church—3Jn_1:9, 3Jn_1:10.

By: DR. F. E. MARSH