Verse 19

but in the church I want to speak five words with my mind to instruct others, rather than ten thousand words in a tongue.

Referenced Verses

• 1 Cor 14:21-22 : 21 It is written in the law:“By people with strange tongues and by the lips of strangers I will speak to this people, yet not even in this way will they listen to me,” says the Lord. 22 So then, tongues are a sign not for believers but for unbelievers. Prophecy, however, is not for unbelievers but for believers.
• 1 Cor 14:4 : 4 The one who speaks in a tongue builds himself up, but the one who prophesies builds up the church.