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James 3:5
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5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

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James 3:5
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5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.

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Jeremiah 9:3-8
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3 And they bend their tongues like their bow for lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the Lord.

4 Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.

5 And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies, and weary themselves to commit iniquity.

6 Thine habitation is in the midst of deceit; through deceit they refuse to know me, saith the Lord.

7 Therefore thus saith the Lord of hosts, Behold, I will melt them, and try them; for how shall I do for the daughter of my people?

8 Their tongue is as an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit: one speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.

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Jeremiah 9:3-8
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3 “They make ready their tongue
    like a bow, to shoot lies;(A)
it is not by truth
    that they triumph[a] in the land.
They go from one sin to another;
    they do not acknowledge(B) me,”
declares the Lord.
4 “Beware of your friends;(C)
    do not trust anyone in your clan.(D)
For every one of them is a deceiver,[b](E)
    and every friend a slanderer.(F)
5 Friend deceives friend,(G)
    and no one speaks the truth.(H)
They have taught their tongues to lie;(I)
    they weary themselves with sinning.
6 You[c] live in the midst of deception;(J)
    in their deceit they refuse to acknowledge me,”
declares the Lord.

7 Therefore this is what the Lord Almighty says:

“See, I will refine(K) and test(L) them,
    for what else can I do
    because of the sin of my people?
8 Their tongue(M) is a deadly arrow;
    it speaks deceitfully.
With their mouths they all speak cordially to their neighbors,(N)
    but in their hearts they set traps(O) for them.(P)

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Footnotes

  1. Jeremiah 9:3 Or lies; / they are not valiant for truth
  2. Jeremiah 9:4 Or a deceiving Jacob
  3. Jeremiah 9:6 That is, Jeremiah (the Hebrew is singular)
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Psalm 17:10
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10 They are inclosed in their own fat: with their mouth they speak proudly.

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Psalm 17:10
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10 They close up their callous hearts,(A)
    and their mouths speak with arrogance.(B)

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Proverbs 18:21
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21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

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Proverbs 18:21
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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,(A)
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.(B)

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Psalm 73:8-9
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8 They are corrupt, and speak wickedly concerning oppression: they speak loftily.

9 They set their mouth against the heavens, and their tongue walketh through the earth.

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Psalm 73:8-9
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8 They scoff, and speak with malice;(A)
    with arrogance(B) they threaten oppression.(C)
9 Their mouths lay claim to heaven,
    and their tongues take possession of the earth.

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Psalm 52:1-2
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52 Why boastest thou thyself in mischief, O mighty man? the goodness of God endureth continually.

2 The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

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Psalm 52:1-2
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Psalm 52[a]

For the director of music. A maskil[b] of David. When Doeg the Edomite(A) had gone to Saul and told him: “David has gone to the house of Ahimelek.”

1 Why do you boast of evil, you mighty hero?
    Why do you boast(B) all day long,(C)
    you who are a disgrace in the eyes of God?
2 You who practice deceit,(D)
    your tongue plots destruction;(E)
    it is like a sharpened razor.(F)

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Footnotes

  1. Psalm 52:1 In Hebrew texts 52:1-9 is numbered 52:3-11.
  2. Psalm 52:1 Title: Probably a literary or musical term
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Proverbs 12:18
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18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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Proverbs 12:18
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18 The words of the reckless pierce like swords,(A)
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.(B)

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Psalm 10:3
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3 For the wicked boasteth of his heart's desire, and blesseth the covetous, whom the Lord abhorreth.

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Psalm 10:3
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3 He boasts(A) about the cravings of his heart;
    he blesses the greedy and reviles the Lord.(B)

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Psalm 12:2-4
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2 They speak vanity every one with his neighbour: with flattering lips and with a double heart do they speak.

3 The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:

4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

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Psalm 12:2-4
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2 Everyone lies(A) to their neighbor;
    they flatter with their lips
    but harbor deception in their hearts.(B)

3 May the Lord silence all flattering lips(C)
    and every boastful tongue—(D)
4 those who say,
    “By our tongues we will prevail;(E)
    our own lips will defend us—who is lord over us?”

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Ezekiel 28:2
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2 Son of man, say unto the prince of Tyrus, Thus saith the Lord God; Because thine heart is lifted up, and thou hast said, I am a God, I sit in the seat of God, in the midst of the seas; yet thou art a man, and not God, though thou set thine heart as the heart of God:

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Ezekiel 28:2
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2 “Son of man(A), say to the ruler of Tyre, ‘This is what the Sovereign Lord says:

“‘In the pride of your heart
    you say, “I am a god;
I sit on the throne(B) of a god
    in the heart of the seas.”(C)
But you are a mere mortal and not a god,
    though you think you are as wise as a god.(D)

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Jeremiah 18:18
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18 Then said they, Come and let us devise devices against Jeremiah; for the law shall not perish from the priest, nor counsel from the wise, nor the word from the prophet. Come, and let us smite him with the tongue, and let us not give heed to any of his words.

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Jeremiah 18:18
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18 They said, “Come, let’s make plans(A) against Jeremiah; for the teaching of the law by the priest(B) will not cease, nor will counsel from the wise,(C) nor the word from the prophets.(D) So come, let’s attack him with our tongues(E) and pay no attention to anything he says.”

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Revelation 13:5-6
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5 And there was given unto him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto him to continue forty and two months.

6 And he opened his mouth in blasphemy against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, and them that dwell in heaven.

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Revelation 13:5-6
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5 The beast was given a mouth to utter proud words and blasphemies(A) and to exercise its authority for forty-two months.(B) 6 It opened its mouth to blaspheme God, and to slander his name and his dwelling place and those who live in heaven.(C)

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