Proverbs 17:20
New Living Translation
20 The crooked heart will not prosper;
the lying tongue tumbles into trouble.
James 3:6-8
New Living Translation
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]
7 People can tame all kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and fish, 8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is restless and evil, full of deadly poison.
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- 3:6 Or for it will burn in hell (Greek Gehenna).
Proverbs 10:31
New Living Translation
31 The mouth of the godly person gives wise advice,
but the tongue that deceives will be cut off.
Proverbs 18:6-7
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6 Fools’ words get them into constant quarrels;
they are asking for a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their ruin;
they trap themselves with their lips.
Proverbs 10:14
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14 Wise people treasure knowledge,
but the babbling of a fool invites disaster.
Proverbs 10:10
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10 People who wink at wrong cause trouble,
but a bold reproof promotes peace.[a]
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- 10:10 As in Greek version; Hebrew reads but babbling fools fall flat on their faces.
Proverbs 8:13
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13 All who fear the Lord will hate evil.
Therefore, I hate pride and arrogance,
corruption and perverse speech.
Proverbs 6:12-15
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12 What are worthless and wicked people like?
They are constant liars,
13 signaling their deceit with a wink of the eye,
a nudge of the foot, or the wiggle of fingers.
14 Their perverted hearts plot evil,
and they constantly stir up trouble.
15 But they will be destroyed suddenly,
broken in an instant beyond all hope of healing.
Proverbs 3:32
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32 Such wicked people are detestable to the Lord,
but he offers his friendship to the godly.
Psalm 18:26
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26 To the pure you show yourself pure,
but to the crooked you show yourself shrewd.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
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12 Wise words bring approval,
but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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