Psalm 34:13
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Psalm 37:30
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30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
Psalm 39:1
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What Is the Measure of My Days?
To the choirmaster: to (A)Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
39 I said, “I will (B)guard my ways,
that I (C)may not sin with my tongue;
I will (D)guard my mouth with a muzzle,
so long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Psalm 141:3
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Proverbs 10:19
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19 (A)When words are many, transgression is not lacking,
(B)but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 12:17-19
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17 (A)Whoever speaks[a] the truth gives honest evidence,
but (B)a false witness utters deceit.
18 (C)There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts,
but the tongue of the wise brings (D)healing.
19 Truthful lips endure forever,
but (E)a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 12:17 Hebrew breathes out
Proverbs 12:22
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22 (A)Lying lips are (B)an abomination to the Lord,
(C)but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 15:1-2
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15 (A)A soft answer turns away wrath,
but (B)a harsh word stirs up anger.
2 The tongue of the wise commends knowledge,
but (C)the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Proverbs 15:4
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:4 Or healing
Proverbs 15:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
Proverbs 15:23
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23 To make an apt answer is a joy to a man,
and (A)a word in season, how good it is!
Proverbs 17:27-28
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27 Whoever (A)restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
28 Even a fool (B)who keeps silent is considered wise;
when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 18:6-8
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6 A fool's lips walk into a fight,
and his mouth invites (A)a beating.
7 (B)A fool's mouth is his ruin,
and his lips are a snare to his soul.
8 (C)The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels;
they go down into (D)the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 18:20-21
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20 (A)From the fruit of a man's mouth his stomach is satisfied;
he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
21 (B)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 25:11
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11 (A)A word fitly spoken
is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Proverbs 29:20
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20 Do you see a man who is hasty in his words?
(A)There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Matthew 6:8
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8 Do not be like them, (A)for your Father knows what you need before you ask him.
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Matthew 12:33-37
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A Tree Is Known by Its Fruit
33 (A)“Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or make the tree bad and its fruit bad, (B)for the tree is known by its fruit. 34 (C)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, (D)when you are evil? (E)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 (F)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, (G)on the day of judgment (H)people will give account for (I)every careless word they speak, 37 for (J)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Matthew 15:11
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11 (A)it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”
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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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Titus 3:1-3
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Be Ready for Every Good Work
3 Remind them (A)to be submissive to rulers and authorities, (B)to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, 2 (C)to speak evil of no one, (D)to avoid quarreling, to be gentle, and (E)to show perfect courtesy toward all people. 3 For (F)we ourselves were once foolish, disobedient, led astray, slaves to various passions and pleasures, passing our days in malice and envy, hated by others and hating one another.
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James 1:19-20
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Hearing and Doing the Word
19 (A)Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person (B)be quick to hear, (C)slow to speak, (D)slow to anger; 20 for the anger of man does not produce the righteousness of God.
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James 1:26
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26 If anyone thinks he is religious (A)and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person's (B)religion is worthless.
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James 2:12-17
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12 So speak and so act as those who are to be judged under (A)the law of liberty. 13 For (B)judgment is without mercy to one who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.
Faith Without Works Is Dead
14 What good is it, my brothers, if someone says he has faith (C)but does not have works? Can that faith save him? 15 (D)If a brother or sister is poorly clothed and lacking in daily food, 16 (E)and one of you says to them, “Go in peace, be warmed and filled,” without giving them the things needed for the body, what good[a] is that? 17 So also faith by itself, if it does not have works, is dead.
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- James 2:16 Or benefit
1 Peter 3:10
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10 For
(A)“Whoever desires to love life
and see good days,
let him keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit;
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