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 fruits.
Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.
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Matthew 12:35-37
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35 (A)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, (B)on the day of judgment (C)people will give account for (D)every careless word they speak, 37 for (E)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always (A)be gracious, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
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Proverbs 10:19-21
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19 (A)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
(B)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
20 The tongue of the righteous is (C)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (D)lack of sense.
James 3:6-9
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6 And (A)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (B)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b] 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (C)full of deadly poison. 9 With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people (D)who are made in the likeness of God.
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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 off.
Proverbs 18:4-7
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4 The words of a man's mouth are (A)deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
5 It is not good to (B)be partial to[a] the wicked
or to (C)deprive the righteous of justice.
6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites (D)a beating.
7 (E)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
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- Proverbs 18:5 Hebrew to lift the face of
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth (A)win him favor,[a]
but (B)the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 (C)A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him (D)what will be after him?
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- Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious
Proverbs 12:13
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13 An evil man is ensnared (A)by the transgression of his lips,[a]
(B)but the righteous escapes from trouble.
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- Proverbs 12:13 Or In the transgression of the lips, there is an evil snare
Proverbs 11:30
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Romans 10:14-15
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14 How then will they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how are they to believe in him (A)of whom they have never heard?[a] And how are they to hear (B)without someone preaching? 15 And how are they to preach unless they are sent? As it is written, (C)“How beautiful are the feet of those who preach the good news!”
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- Romans 10:14 Or him whom they have never heard
2 Peter 2:18
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18 For, (A)speaking loud boasts of folly, they entice by sensual passions of the flesh those who are barely (B)escaping from those who live in error.
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Titus 1:10-11
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10 For there are many who are insubordinate, (A)empty talkers and deceivers, especially those of (B)the circumcision party.[a] 11 They must be silenced, since (C)they are upsetting whole families by teaching (D)for shameful gain what they ought not to teach.
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- Titus 1:10 Or especially those of the circumcision
2 Corinthians 11:15
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15 So it is no surprise if his servants, also, disguise themselves as (A)servants of righteousness. (B)Their end will correspond to their deeds.
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2 Corinthians 2:16
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16 (A)to one a fragrance from death to death, (B)to the other a fragrance from life to life. (C)Who is sufficient for these things?
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