Pursue love, and desire spiritual gifts, but especially, that you may prophesy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God, for no one understands him; but, he who prophesies speaks edification and exhortation and comfort to men. 1 Corinthians 14:1-3

My brothers and sisters in Christ, “He who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but he who prophesies, edifies the church. If I come to you speaking in tongues, what shall I profit you, unless I speak to you either by revelation, by knowledge, by prophesying or by teaching? Even things without life, whether flute or harp, when they make a sound, unless they make a distinction in the sounds, how will it be known what is piped or played? So likewise you, unless you utter by the tongue, words easy to understand, how will it be known what is spoken? Therefore, since you are zealous for spiritual gifts, let it be for the edification of the church that you seek to excel; for it you pray in a tongue, your spirit prays, but your understanding is unfruitful. I would rather speak five words with my understanding that I may teach others also, than ten thousand words in a tongue that no one understands.”