The Tongue
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Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
James 3:8
but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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.
James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
James 3:6
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.