Psalm 141:3
Tree of Life Version
3 Set a guard, Adonai, over my mouth.
Keep watch over the door of my lips.
Proverbs 15:1-4
Tree of Life Version
Tongue of the Wise
15 A gentle answer turns away wrath,
but a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly,
but the mouth of fools spouts folly.
3 The eyes of Adonai are everywhere,
observing the wicked and the good.
4 A healing tongue is a tree of life,
but a deceitful one crushes the spirit.
Matthew 15:11
Tree of Life Version
11 It’s not what goes into the mouth that makes the man unholy; but what comes out of the mouth, this makes the man unholy.”[a]
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- Matthew 15:11 cf. Lev. 10:10.
Ephesians 4:29
Tree of Life Version
29 Let no harmful word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for building others up according to the need, so that it gives grace to those who hear it.
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Colossians 4:6
Tree of Life Version
6 Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, to know how you ought to answer everyone.
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