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Psalm 34:13
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Psalm 34:13
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13 Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from speaking deceit.(A)
Psalm 34:13
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Psalm 34:13
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James 3:5-10
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James 3:5-10
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5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great exploits.
How great a forest is set ablaze by a such a small fire!(A) 6 And the tongue is a fire. The tongue is placed among our members as a world of iniquity; it stains the whole body, sets on fire the cycle of life, and is itself set on fire by hell.[a](B) 7 For every species of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by the human species, 8 but no one can tame the tongue—a restless[b] evil, full of deadly poison.(C) 9 With it we bless the Lord[c] and Father, and with it we curse people, made in the likeness of God.(D) 10 From the same mouth comes a blessing and a curse. My brothers and sisters, this ought not to be so.
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James 3:5-10
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James 3:5-10
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5 Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts.(A) Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. 6 The tongue also is a fire,(B) a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body,(C) sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.(D)
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.(E)
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.(F) 10 Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.
Psalm 141:3
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Psalm 141:3
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3 Set a guard over my mouth, O Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3
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Psalm 141:3
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Proverbs 21:23
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Proverbs 21:23
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23 To watch over mouth and tongue
is to keep out of trouble.(A)
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Proverbs 21:23
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1 Peter 2:22
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1 Peter 2:22
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22 “He committed no sin,
and no deceit was found in his mouth.”
1 Peter 2:22
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1 Peter 2:22
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- 1 Peter 2:22 Isaiah 53:9
James 1:26
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James 1:26
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26 If any think they are religious and do not bridle their tongues but deceive their hearts, their religion is worthless.(A)
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James 1:26
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26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues(A) deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
James 1:19
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James 1:19
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Hearing and Doing the Word
19 You must understand this, my beloved brothers and sisters: let everyone be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger,(A)
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Listening and Doing
19 My dear brothers and sisters,(A) take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak(B) and slow to become angry,
Colossians 3:9
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Colossians 3:9
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9 Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have stripped off the old self with its practices
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Colossians 3:9
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Colossians 3:9
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James 3:2
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James 3:2
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2 For all of us make many mistakes. Anyone who makes no mistakes in speaking is mature,[a] able to keep the whole body in check with a bridle.(A)
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- 3.2 Gk a mature man
James 3:2
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James 3:2
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2 We all stumble(A) in many ways. Anyone who is never at fault in what they say(B) is perfect,(C) able to keep their whole body in check.(D)
Proverbs 13:3
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Proverbs 13:3
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3 Those who guard their mouths preserve their lives;
those who open wide their lips come to ruin.(A)
Proverbs 13:3
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Proverbs 13:3
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Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 12:22
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22 Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
but those who act faithfully are his delight.(A)
Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 12:22
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Proverbs 12:19
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Proverbs 12:19
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.(A)
Proverbs 12:19
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Proverbs 12:19
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19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39
Prayer for Wisdom and Forgiveness
To the leader: to Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
1 I said, “I will guard my ways
that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will keep a muzzle on my mouth
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”(A)
Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39:1
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Psalm 39[a]
For the director of music. For Jeduthun. A psalm of David.
Footnotes
- Psalm 39:1 In Hebrew texts 39:1-13 is numbered 39:2-14.
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