Proverbs 14:3
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3 A fool’s proud talk becomes a rod that beats him,
but the words of the wise keep them safe.
Proverbs 12:6
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6 The words of the wicked are like a murderous ambush,
but the words of the godly save lives.
James 3:5-6
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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).
Revelation 12:11
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11 And they have defeated him by the blood of the Lamb
and by their testimony.
And they did not love their lives so much
that they were afraid to die.
Revelation 3:10
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10 “Because you have obeyed my command to persevere, I will protect you from the great time of testing that will come upon the whole world to test those who belong to this world.
2 Peter 2:18
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18 They brag about themselves with empty, foolish boasting. With an appeal to twisted sexual desires, they lure back into sin those who have barely escaped from a lifestyle of deception.
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Romans 10:9-10
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9 If you openly declare that Jesus is Lord and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved. 10 For it is by believing in your heart that you are made right with God, and it is by openly declaring your faith that you are saved.
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Daniel 7:20
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20 I also asked about the ten horns on the fourth beast’s head and the little horn that came up afterward and destroyed three of the other horns. This horn had seemed greater than the others, and it had human eyes and a mouth that was boasting arrogantly.
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Proverbs 28:25
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25 Greed causes fighting;
trusting the Lord leads to prosperity.
Proverbs 22:8
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8 Those who plant injustice will harvest disaster,
and their reign of terror will come to an end.[a]
Proverbs 21:24
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24 Mockers are proud and haughty;
they act with boundless arrogance.
Proverbs 18:6
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6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.
Psalm 57:4
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4 I am surrounded by fierce lions
who greedily devour human prey—
whose teeth pierce like spears and arrows,
and whose tongues cut like swords.
Psalm 52:1-2
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Psalm 52
For the choir director: A psalm[a] of David, regarding the time Doeg the Edomite said to Saul, “David has gone to see Ahimelech.”
1 Why do you boast about your crimes, great warrior?
Don’t you realize God’s justice continues forever?
2 All day long you plot destruction.
Your tongue cuts like a sharp razor;
you’re an expert at telling lies.
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- 52:Title Hebrew maskil. This may be a literary or musical term.
Psalm 12:3
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3 May the Lord cut off their flattering lips
and silence their boastful tongues.
Job 5:21
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21 You will be safe from slander
and have no fear when destruction comes.
1 Samuel 2:3
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3 “Stop acting so proud and haughty!
Don’t speak with such arrogance!
For the Lord is a God who knows what you have done;
he will judge your actions.
Revelation 15:5-6
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The Seven Bowls of the Seven Plagues
5 Then I looked and saw that the Temple in heaven, God’s Tabernacle, was thrown wide open. 6 The seven angels who were holding the seven plagues came out of the Temple. They were clothed in spotless white linen[a] with gold sashes across their chests.
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- 15:6 Other manuscripts read white stone; still others read white [garments] made of linen.
Psalm 31:18
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18 Silence their lying lips—
those proud and arrogant lips that accuse the godly.
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