1 Peter 3:10
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10 For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
James 1:26
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26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(A) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
Revelation 14:5
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1 Peter 2:22
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Footnotes
- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
1 Peter 2:1
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2 Therefore, rid yourselves(A) of all malice and all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and slander(B) of every kind.
John 1:47
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47 When Jesus saw Nathanael approaching, he said of him, “Here truly is an Israelite(A) in whom there is no deceit.”(B)
Proverbs 3:2
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John 12:25
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25 Anyone who loves their life will lose it, while anyone who hates their life in this world will keep it(A) for eternal life.(B)
Proverbs 8:35
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James 3:1-10
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Taming the Tongue
3 Not many of you should become teachers,(A) my fellow believers, because you know that we who teach will be judged(B) more strictly.(C) 2 We all stumble(D) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(E) is perfect,(F) able to keep their whole body in check.(G)
3 When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can turn the whole animal.(H) 4 Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go. 5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(I) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(J) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(K) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(L)
7 All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(M)
9 With the tongue we praise our Lord and Father, and with it we curse human beings, who have been made in God’s likeness.(N) 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
Matthew 19:17
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17 “Why do you ask me about what is good?” Jesus replied. “There is only One who is good. If you want to enter life, keep the commandments.”(A)
Matthew 13:16-17
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16 But blessed are your eyes because they see, and your ears because they hear.(A) 17 For truly I tell you, many prophets and righteous people longed to see what you see(B) but did not see it, and to hear what you hear but did not hear it.
Proverbs 4:22
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22 for they are life to those who find them
and health to one’s whole body.(A)
Proverbs 3:18
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Job 7:7-8
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Mark 8:35
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35 For whoever wants to save their life[a] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(A)
Footnotes
- Mark 8:35 The Greek word means either life or soul; also in verses 36 and 37.
Psalm 49:19
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Psalm 27:13
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Job 33:28
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Job 9:25
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Deuteronomy 32:47
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47 They are not just idle words for you—they are your life.(A) By them you will live long(B) in the land you are crossing the Jordan to possess.”
Ecclesiastes 2:3
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3 I tried cheering myself with wine,(A) and embracing folly(B)—my mind still guiding me with wisdom. I wanted to see what was good for people to do under the heavens during the few days of their lives.
Psalm 106:5
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Job 2:4
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4 “Skin for skin!” Satan replied. “A man will give all he has(A) for his own life.
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