Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always (A)be gracious, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
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1 Thessalonians 5:11
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11 Therefore encourage one another and build one another up, just as you are doing.
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
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- Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious
Colossians 3:8-9
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8 But now (A)you must put them all away: (B)anger, wrath, malice, (C)slander, and obscene talk from your mouth. 9 (D)Do not lie to one another, seeing that (E)you have put off (F)the old self[a] with its practices
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- Colossians 3:9 Greek man; also as supplied in verse 10
Proverbs 15:7
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- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
Proverbs 25:11-12
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11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
12 Like (B)a gold ring or an ornament of gold
is a wise reprover to (C)a listening ear.
Matthew 12:34-37
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34 (A)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, (B)when you are evil? (C)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 (D)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, (E)on the day of judgment (F)people will give account for (G)every careless word they speak, 37 for (H)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Psalm 37:30-31
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30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 (A)The law of his God is in his heart;
his (B)steps do not slip.
James 3:2-8
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2 For (A)we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, (B)he is a perfect man, (C)able also to bridle his whole body. 3 If we put (D)bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. 4 Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. 5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet (E)it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And (F)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (G)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b] 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (H)full of deadly poison.
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Proverbs 15:2-4
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2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but (A)the mouths of fools pour out folly.
3 (B)The eyes of the Lord are in every place,
keeping watch on the evil and the good.
4 (C)A gentle[a] tongue is (D)a tree of life,
but (E)perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
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- Proverbs 15:4 Or healing
Colossians 3:16-17
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16 Let (A)the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, (B)singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, (C)with thankfulness in your hearts to God. 17 And (D)whatever you do, in word or deed, do everything in the name of the Lord Jesus, (E)giving thanks to God the Father through him.
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Ephesians 5:3-4
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Proverbs 12:13
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13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
(B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.
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- Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Matthew 5:16
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16 In the same way, let your light shine before others, so (A)that[a] they may see your good works and (B)give glory to your Father who is in heaven.
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- Matthew 5:16 Or house. 16Let your light so shine before others that
Proverbs 16:21
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21 The wise of heart is called discerning,
and sweetness of speech (A)increases persuasiveness.
Proverbs 10:31-32
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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
but the perverse tongue will be cut off.
32 The lips of the righteous (B)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (C)what is perverse.
Isaiah 50:4
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4 The Lord God has given (A)me
the tongue of those who are taught,
that (B)I may know how to sustain with a word
(C)him who is weary.
Morning by morning he awakens;
he awakens my ear
to hear as those who are taught.
Psalm 52:2
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Proverbs 15:23
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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and (A)a word in season, how good it is!
1 Peter 2:12
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12 (A)Keep your conduct among the Gentiles honorable, so that when they speak against you as evildoers, (B)they may see your good deeds and glorify God on (C)the day of visitation.
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Luke 4:22
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22 And all spoke well of him and marveled at (A)the gracious words that were coming from his mouth. And they said, (B)“Is not this (C)Joseph's son?”
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Psalm 71:17-18
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17 O God, from my youth you have taught me,
and I still proclaim your wondrous deeds.
18 So even to (A)old age and gray hairs,
O God, (B)do not forsake me,
until I proclaim your might to another generation,
your power to all those to come.
Psalm 5:9
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9 For there is no truth in their mouth;
their inmost self is (A)destruction;
(B)their throat is (C)an open grave;
they (D)flatter with their tongue.
Deuteronomy 6:6-9
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6 And (A)these words that I command you today shall be on your heart. 7 (B)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, and when you walk by the way, and when you lie down, and when you rise. 8 (C)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (D)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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