Proverbs 14:3
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3 In the mouth of a fool is a rod of pride,
(A)But the lips of the wise will preserve them.
Proverbs 12:6
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6 (A)The words of the wicked are, “Lie in wait for blood,”
(B)But the mouth of the upright will deliver them.
James 3:5-6
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5 Even so (A)the tongue is a little member and (B)boasts great things.
See how great a forest a little fire kindles! 6 And (C)the tongue is a fire, a world of [a]iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it (D)defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of [b]nature; and it is set on fire by [c]hell.
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Revelation 12:11
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11 And (A)they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony, (B)and they did not love their lives to the death.
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Revelation 3:10
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10 Because you have kept [a]My command to persevere, (A)I also will keep you from the hour of trial which shall come upon (B)the whole world, to test those who dwell (C)on the earth.
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- Revelation 3:10 Lit. the word of My patience
2 Peter 2:18
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Deceptions of False Teachers
18 For when they speak great swelling words of emptiness, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through lewdness, the ones who [a]have actually escaped from those who live in error.
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- 2 Peter 2:18 NU are barely escaping
Romans 10:9-10
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9 that (A)if you confess with your mouth the Lord Jesus and believe in your heart that God has raised Him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.
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Daniel 7:20
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20 and the ten horns that were on its head, and the other horn which came up, before which three fell, namely, that horn which had eyes and a mouth which spoke [a]pompous words, whose appearance was greater than his fellows.
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- Daniel 7:20 Lit. great things
Proverbs 28:25
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25 (A)He who is of a proud heart stirs up strife,
(B)But he who trusts in the Lord will be prospered.
Proverbs 22:8
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- Proverbs 22:8 trouble
Proverbs 21:24
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24 A proud and haughty man—“Scoffer” is his name;
He acts with arrogant pride.
Proverbs 18:6
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6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
Psalm 57:4
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4 My soul is among lions;
I lie among the sons of men
Who are set on fire,
(A)Whose teeth are spears and arrows,
And their tongue a sharp sword.
Psalm 52:1-2
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The End of the Wicked and the Peace of the Godly
To the Chief Musician. A [a]Contemplation of David (A)when Doeg the Edomite went and (B)told Saul, and said to him, “David has gone to the house of Ahimelech.”
52 Why do you boast in evil, O mighty man?
The goodness of God endures continually.
2 Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
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- Psalm 52:1 Heb. Maschil
Psalm 12:3
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- Psalm 12:3 destroy
- Psalm 12:3 great
Job 5:21
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21 (A)You shall be hidden from the scourge of the tongue,
And you shall not be afraid of destruction when it comes.
1 Samuel 2:3
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3 “Talk no more so very proudly;
(A)Let no arrogance come from your mouth,
For the Lord is the God of (B)knowledge;
And by Him actions are weighed.
Revelation 15:5-6
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5 After these things I looked, and [a]behold, (A)the [b]temple of the tabernacle of the testimony in heaven was opened. 6 And out of the [c]temple came the seven angels having the seven plagues, (B)clothed in pure bright linen, and having their chests girded with golden bands.
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- Revelation 15:5 NU, M omit behold
- Revelation 15:5 sanctuary, the inner shrine
- Revelation 15:6 sanctuary, the inner shrine
Psalm 31:18
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18 (A)Let the lying lips be put to silence,
Which (B)speak insolent things proudly and contemptuously against the righteous.
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