Job 15:13
New Living Translation
13 that you turn against God
and say all these evil things?
James 3:2-6
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2 Indeed, we all make many mistakes. For if we could control our tongues, we would be perfect and could also control ourselves in every other way.
3 We can make a large horse go wherever we want by means of a small bit in its mouth. 4 And a small rudder makes a huge ship turn wherever the pilot chooses to go, even though the winds are strong. 5 In the same way, the tongue is a small thing that makes grand speeches.
But a tiny spark can set a great forest on fire. 6 And among all the parts of the body, the tongue is a flame of fire. It is a whole world of wickedness, corrupting your entire body. It can set your whole life on fire, for it is set on fire by hell itself.[a]
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
Job 15:25-27
New Living Translation
25 For they shake their fists at God,
defying the Almighty.
26 Holding their strong shields,
they defiantly charge against him.
27 “These wicked people are heavy and prosperous;
their waists bulge with fat.
James 1:26
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26 If you claim to be religious but don’t control your tongue, you are fooling yourself, and your religion is worthless.
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Romans 8:7-8
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7 For the sinful nature is always hostile to God. It never did obey God’s laws, and it never will. 8 That’s why those who are still under the control of their sinful nature can never please God.
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Malachi 3:13
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13 “You have said terrible things about me,” says the Lord.
“But you say, ‘What do you mean? What have we said against you?’
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Psalm 34:13
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13 Then keep your tongue from speaking evil
and your lips from telling lies!
Job 12:6
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6 But robbers are left in peace,
and those who provoke God live in safety—
though God keeps them in his power.[a]
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- 12:6 Or safety—those who try to manipulate God. The meaning of the Hebrew is uncertain.
Job 10:3
New Living Translation
3 What do you gain by oppressing me?
Why do you reject me, the work of your own hands,
while smiling on the schemes of the wicked?
Job 9:4
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4 For God is so wise and so mighty.
Who has ever challenged him successfully?
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