Taming your Tongue
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Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Psalm 141:3
Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
1 Peter 3:10
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Matthew 15:11
A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”