Commentaries:
Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown
So . . . ye—who have life; as opposed to "things without life" (I Corinthians 14:7).
by the tongue—the language which ye speak in.
ye shall speak—Ye will be speaking into the air, that is, in vain (I Corinthians 9:26).
Other Jamieson, Fausset, and Brown entries containing 1 Corinthians 14:9:
1 Corinthians 9:26
1 Corinthians 12:10
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