Ephesians 4:29
“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”
Colossians 3:8
“But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.”
James 3:10
“Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.”
Proverbs 10:19
“Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”
Matthew 12:36-37
“But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Psalm 19:14
“May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.”
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Proverbs 18:21
“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Ephesians 5:4
“Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or coarse joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.”
Matthew 5:22
“But I tell you that anyone who is angry with a brother or sister will be subject to judgment. Again, anyone who says to a brother or sister, ‘Raca,’ is answerable to the court. And anyone who says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of hell.”
Proverbs 15:1
“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”
James 1:26
“Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.”
Psalm 141:3
“Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Proverbs 17:20
“One whose heart is corrupt does not prosper; one whose tongue is perverse falls into trouble.”
Colossians 4:6
“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”
Proverbs 12:18
“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”
Matthew 12:34
“You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”
Psalm 34:13
“Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from telling lies.”
2 Timothy 2:16
“Avoid godless chatter, because those who indulge in it will become more and more ungodly.”
Proverbs 29:20
“Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.”
1 Peter 3:10
“For, whoever would love life and see good days must keep their tongue from evil and their lips from deceitful speech.”
Proverbs 10:19
“Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”
Exodus 20:7
“You shall not misuse the name of the LORD your God, for the LORD will not hold anyone guiltless who misuses his name.”
Proverbs 12:13
“Evil-doers are ensnared by the transgression of their lips, but the righteous escape from trouble.”
Proverbs 15:4
“The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”
Proverbs 4:24
“Put away from you crooked speech, and put devious talk far from you.”
James 3:6
“The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”
Matthew 15:18
“But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.”
Proverbs 21:23
“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”
1 Timothy 4:12
“Don’t let anyone look down on you because you are young, but set an example for the believers in speech, in conduct, in love, in faith and in purity.”
Titus 2:7-8
“In everything set them an example by doing what is good. In your teaching show integrity, seriousness and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us.”
Proverbs 19:1
“Better the poor whose walk is blameless than a fool whose lips are perverse.”
Matthew 5:37
“Simply let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes,’ and your ‘No,’ ‘No’; anything beyond this comes from the evil one.”
Proverbs 6:12
“A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,”
Proverbs 29:11
“Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”
Colossians 3:16
“Let the message of Christ dwell among you richly as you teach and admonish one another with all wisdom through psalms, hymns, and songs from the Spirit, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.”
1 Corinthians 15:33
“Do not be misled: ‘Bad company corrupts good character.'”
Proverbs 11:9
“With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.”
Psalm 141:3
“Set a guard over my mouth, LORD; keep watch over the door of my lips.”
Proverbs 18:6
“A fool’s lips bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.”
1 Corinthians 16:14
“Do everything in love.”
Proverbs 10:11
“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”