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Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 18:21
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Proverbs 18:21
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Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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- Ephesians 4:29 building up
Ephesians 4:29
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Ephesians 4:29
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29 Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths,(A) but only what is helpful for building others up(B) according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
Matthew 12:35-37
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Matthew 12:35-37
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35 A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. 36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. 37 For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
Matthew 12:35-37
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Matthew 12:35-37
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35 A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. 36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”(A)
Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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Colossians 4:6
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your conversation be always full of grace,(A) seasoned with salt,(B) so that you may know how to answer everyone.(C)
Proverbs 10:19-21
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Proverbs 10:19-21
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19 (A)In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
But (B)he who restrains his lips is wise.
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
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- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:19-21
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Proverbs 10:19-21
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19 Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
but the prudent hold their tongues.(A)
20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver,
but the heart of the wicked is of little value.
21 The lips of the righteous nourish many,
but fools die for lack of sense.(B)
James 3:6-9
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James 3:6-9
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6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (B)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell. 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 8 But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, (C)full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made (D)in the [d]similitude of God.
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James 3:6-9
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James 3:6-9
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6 The tongue also is a fire,(A) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(B) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(C)
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.(D)
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.(E)
Proverbs 13:2-3
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Proverbs 13:2-3
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2 (A)A man shall eat well by the fruit of his mouth,
But the soul of the unfaithful feeds on violence.
3 (B)He who guards his mouth preserves his life,
But he who opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs 13:2-3
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Proverbs 13:2-3
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2 From the fruit of their lips people enjoy good things,(A)
but the unfaithful have an appetite for violence.
Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 10:31
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Proverbs 18:4-7
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Proverbs 18:4-7
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5 It is not good to show partiality to the wicked,
Or to overthrow the righteous in (C)judgment.
6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (D)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (E)soul.
Proverbs 18:4-7
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Proverbs 18:4-7
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4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
6 The lips of fools bring them strife,
and their mouths invite a beating.(D)
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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12 (A)The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
But (B)the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
13 The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
And the end of his talk is raving madness.
14 (C)A fool also multiplies words.
No man knows what is to be;
Who can tell him (D)what will be after him?
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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12 Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious,(A)
but fools are consumed by their own lips.(B)
13 At the beginning their words are folly;
at the end they are wicked madness—
14 and fools multiply words.(C)
No one knows what is coming—
who can tell someone else what will happen after them?(D)
Proverbs 12:13
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Proverbs 12:13
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13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.
Proverbs 12:13
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Proverbs 12:13
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Isaiah 57:19
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Isaiah 57:19
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19 “I create (A)the fruit of the lips:
Peace, peace (B)to him who is far off and to him who is near,”
Says the Lord,
“And I will heal him.”
Isaiah 57:19
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Isaiah 57:19
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Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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- Proverbs 11:30 Lit. takes, in the sense of brings, cf. 1 Sam. 16:11
Proverbs 11:30
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Proverbs 11:30
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30 The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life,(A)
and the one who is wise saves lives.
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