James 3:6
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6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](A)
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- 3.6 Gk Gehenna
Psalm 120:2-3
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2 “Deliver me, O Lord,
from lying lips,
from a deceitful tongue.”
3 What shall be given to you?
And what more shall be done to you,
you deceitful tongue?
Proverbs 16:27
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27 Scoundrels concoct evil,
and their speech is like a scorching fire.(A)
Mark 7:15
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15 there is nothing outside a person that by going in can defile, but the things that come out are what defile.”[a]
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- 7.15 Other ancient authorities add 7.16: “If you have ears to hear, then hear”
Matthew 15:11-20
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11 it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but it is what comes out of the mouth that defiles.”(A) 12 Then the disciples approached and said to him, “Do you know that the Pharisees took offense when they heard what you said?” 13 He answered, “Every plant that my heavenly Father has not planted will be uprooted.(B) 14 Let them alone; they are blind guides of the blind.[a] And if one blind person guides another, both will fall into a pit.”(C) 15 But Peter said to him, “Explain this parable to us.”(D) 16 Then he said, “Are you also still without understanding?(E) 17 Do you not see that whatever goes into the mouth enters the stomach and goes out into the sewer? 18 But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this is what defiles.(F) 19 For out of the heart come evil intentions, murder, adultery, sexual immorality, theft, false witness, slander.(G) 20 These are what defile a person, but to eat with unwashed hands does not defile.”
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- 15.14 Other ancient authorities lack of the blind
Mark 7:20-22
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20 And he said, “It is what comes out of a person that defiles. 21 For it is from within, from the human heart, that evil intentions come: sexual immorality, theft, murder, 22 adultery, avarice, wickedness, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, folly.
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Proverbs 15:1
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15 A soft answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.(A)
Colossians 3:8-9
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8 But now you must get rid of all such things: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive[a] language from your mouth.(A) 9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices
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- 3.8 Or filthy
Luke 16:24
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24 He called out, ‘Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus to dip the tip of his finger in water and cool my tongue, for I am in agony in these flames.’(A)
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Proverbs 6:19
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19 a lying witness who testifies falsely,
and one who sows discord in a family.(A)
Proverbs 7:21-23
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21 With much seductive speech she persuades him;
with her smooth talk she compels him.(A)
22 Right away he follows her
and goes like an ox to the slaughter
or bounds like a stag toward the trap[a]
23 until an arrow pierces its entrails.
He is like a bird rushing into a snare,
not knowing that it will cost him his life.(B)
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- 7.22 Cn Compare Gk: Meaning of Heb uncertain
Psalm 140:3
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3 They make their tongue sharp as a snake’s,
and under their lips is the venom of vipers. Selah(A)
Matthew 12:32-36
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32 Whoever speaks a word against the Son of Man will be forgiven, but whoever speaks against the Holy Spirit will not be forgiven, either in this age or in the age to come.(A)
A Tree and Its Fruit
33 “Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, for the tree is known by its fruit.(B) 34 You brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.(C) 35 The good person brings good things out of a good treasure, and the evil person brings evil things out of an evil treasure. 36 I tell you, on the day of judgment you will have to give an account for every careless word you utter,
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Psalm 64:3
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3 who whet their tongues like swords,
who aim bitter words like arrows,(A)
Jude 8-10
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8 Yet in the same way these dreamers also defile the flesh, reject authority, and slander the glorious ones.[a](A) 9 But when the archangel Michael disputed with the devil and argued about the body of Moses, he did not dare to bring a condemnation of slander[b] against him but said, “The Lord rebuke you!”(B) 10 But these people slander whatever they do not understand, and they are destroyed by those things that, like irrational animals, they know by instinct.
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3 John 10
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10 So if I come, I will call attention to what he is doing in spreading false charges against us. And not content with those charges, he refuses to welcome the brothers and sisters and even prevents those who want to do so and expels them from the church.(A)
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James 2:7
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7 Is it not they who blaspheme the excellent name that was invoked over you?
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2 Thessalonians 2:9-12
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9 The coming of the lawless one is apparent in the working of Satan, who uses all power, signs, lying wonders,(A) 10 and every kind of wicked deception for those who are perishing because they refused to love the truth and so be saved.(B) 11 For this reason God sends them a powerful delusion, leading them to believe what is false,(C) 12 so that all who have not believed the truth but took pleasure in unrighteousness will be condemned.(D)
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Romans 3:13-14
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13 “Their throats are opened graves;
they use their tongues to deceive.”
“The venom of vipers is under their lips.”(A)
14 “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”
Acts 6:13
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13 They set up false witnesses who said, “This man never stops saying things against this holy place and the law,(A)
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Acts 5:3
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3 “Ananias,” Peter asked, “why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and to keep back part of the proceeds of the land?(A)
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Mark 14:55-57
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55 Now the chief priests and the whole council were looking for testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but they found none. 56 For many gave false testimony against him, and their testimony did not agree. 57 Some stood up and gave false testimony against him, saying,
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Matthew 5:22
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22 But I say to you that if you are angry with a brother or sister,[a] you will be liable to judgment, and if you insult[b] a brother or sister, you will be liable to the council, and if you say, ‘You fool,’ you will be liable to the hell[c] of fire.(A)
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Proverbs 26:20-21
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20 For lack of wood the fire goes out,
and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.(A)
21 As charcoal is to hot embers and wood to fire,
so is a quarrelsome person for kindling strife.(B)
Proverbs 1:10-14
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10 My child, if sinners entice you,
do not consent.(A)
11 If they say, “Come with us, let us lie in wait for blood;
let us wantonly ambush the innocent;(B)
12 like Sheol let us swallow them alive
and whole, like those who go down to the Pit.(C)
13 We shall find all kinds of costly things;
we shall fill our houses with spoil.
14 Throw in your lot among us;
we will all have one purse”—
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