Topic
Mouth
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Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.
`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment; — read the full passage →
Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!
So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,
In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.
not that which is coming into the mouth doth defile the man, but that which is coming forth from the mouth, this defileth the man.'
If thou hast been foolish in lifting up thyself, And if thou hast devised evil--hand to mouth! — read the full passage →
if we may confess our sins, stedfast He is and righteous that He may forgive us the sins, and may cleanse us from every unrighteousness;
And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth.
A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.
Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.
Let the sayings of my mouth, And the meditation of my heart, Be for a pleasing thing before Thee, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer!
Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.
for the reckoning of God is living, and working, and sharp above every two-edged sword, and piercing unto the dividing asunder both of soul and spirit, of joints also and marrow, and a discerner of thoughts and intents of the heart;
every Writing <FI>is<Fi> God-breathed, and profitable for teaching, for conviction, for setting aright, for instruction that <FI>is<Fi> in righteousness,
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And the tongue of frowardness is cut out.
and when He may come--the Spirit of truth--He will guide you to all the truth, for He will not speak from Himself, but as many things as He will hear He will speak, and the coming things He will tell you;
fear is not in the love, but the perfect love doth cast out the fear, because the fear hath punishment, and he who is fearing hath not been made perfect in the love;
your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.
through all prayer and supplication praying at all times in the Spirit, and in regard to this same, watching in all perseverance and supplication for all the saints--
A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.
Turn aside from thee a froward mouth, And perverse lips put far from thee,
If any one doth think to be religious among you, not bridling his tongue, but deceiving his heart, of this one vain <FI>is<Fi> the religion;
but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;
the Lord is not slow in regard to the promise, as certain count slowness, but is long-suffering to us, not counselling any to be lost but all to pass on to reformation,
but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.
that if thou mayest confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and mayest believe in thy heart that God did raise him out of the dead, thou shalt be saved,
out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen;
thou--thou dost believe that God is one; thou dost well, and the demons believe, and they shudder!
A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.
Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking deceit.
`The good man out of the good treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> good; and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart doth bring forth that which <FI>is<Fi> evil; for out of the abounding of the heart doth his mouth speak.
Open thy mouth, judge righteously, Both the cause of the poor and needy!'
The command of His lips, and I depart not. Above my allotted portion I have laid up The sayings of His mouth.
`Brood of vipers! how are ye able to speak good things--being evil? for out of the abundance of the heart doth the mouth speak.
the book of this law doth not depart out of thy mouth, and thou hast meditated in it by day and by night, so that thou dost observe to do according to all that is written in it, for then thou dost cause thy way to prosper, and then thou dost act wisely.
But he answering said, `It hath been written, Not upon bread alone doth man live, but upon every word coming forth from the mouth of God.'
Words of the mouth of the wise <FI>are<Fi> gracious, And the lips of a fool swallow him up.
The lips of a fool enter into strife, And his mouth for stripes calleth.
`And He doth humble thee, and cause thee to hunger and doth cause thee to eat the manna (which thou hast not known, even thy fathers have not known), in order to cause thee to know that not by bread alone doth man live, but by every produce of the mouth of Jehovah man doth live.
for `he who is willing to love life, and to see good days, let him guard his tongue from evil, and his lips--not to speak guile;
So is My word that goeth out of My mouth, It turneth not back unto Me empty, But hath done that which I desired, And prosperously effected that <FI>for<Fi> which I sent it.
Even a fool keeping silence is reckoned wise, He who is shutting his lips intelligent!
The lips of the righteous know a pleasing thing, And the mouth of the wicked perverseness!
for not by will of man did ever prophecy come, but by the Holy Spirit borne on holy men of God spake.
for with the heart doth <FI>one<Fi> believe to righteousness, and with the mouth is confession made to salvation;
`And I say to you, that every idle word that men may speak, they shall give for it a reckoning in a day of judgment;
Beloved, every spirit believe not, but prove the spirits, if of God they are, because many false prophets have gone forth to the world;
and you, the anointing that ye did receive from him, in you it doth remain, and ye have no need that any one may teach you, but as the same anointing doth teach you concerning all, and is true, and is not a lie, and even as was taught you, ye shall remain in him.
`Before I form thee in the belly, I have known thee; and before thou comest forth from the womb I have separated thee, a prophet to nations I have made thee.'
From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied.
Whoso is answering a matter before he heareth, Folly it is to him and shame.
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Bless, O my soul, Jehovah, And forget not all His benefits, — read the full passage →
Ye do not add to the word which I am commanding you, nor diminish from it, to keep the commands of Jehovah your God which I am commanding you.
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,
Joy <FI>is<Fi> to a man in the answer of his mouth, And a word in its season--how good!
By David, in his changing his behaviour before Abimelech, and he driveth him away, and he goeth. I do bless Jehovah at all times, Continually His praise <FI>is<Fi> in my mouth.
out of the same mouth doth come forth blessing and cursing; it doth not need, my brethren, these things so to happen; — read the full passage →
`Not every one who is saying to me Lord, lord, shall come into the reign of the heavens; but he who is doing the will of my Father who is in the heavens. — read the full passage →
The Visions of Isaiah son of Amoz, that he hath seen concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →
Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.
Filled is my mouth <FI>with<Fi> Thy praise, All the day <FI>with<Fi> Thy beauty.
a prophet I raise up to them, out of the midst of their brethren, like to thee; and I have given my words in his mouth, and he hath spoken unto them all that which I command him;
and I saw <FI>come<Fi> out of the mouth of the dragon, and out of the mouth of the beast, and out of the mouth of the false prophet, three unclean spirits like frogs--
Speak not one against another, brethren; he who is speaking against a brother, and is judging his brother, doth speak against law, and doth judge law, and if law thou dost judge, thou art not a doer of law but a judge;
and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison, — read the full passage →
for we all make many stumbles; if any one in word doth not stumble, this one <FI>is<Fi> a perfect man, able to bridle also the whole body;
All things do without murmurings and reasonings, — read the full passage →
also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;
`And if thy brother may sin against thee, go and show him his fault between thee and him alone, if he may hear thee, thou didst gain thy brother; — read the full passage →
desirable bread I have not eaten, and flesh and wine hath not come in unto my mouth, and I have not anointed myself at all, till the completion of three weeks of days.
One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.
Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.
And He putteth in my mouth a new song, `Praise to our God.' Many do see and fear, and trust in Jehovah.
By the word of Jehovah The heavens have been made, And by the breath of His mouth all their host.
are they not all spirits of service--for ministration being sent forth because of those about to inherit salvation?
Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil-speaking, be put away from you, with all malice, — read the full passage →
for God did so love the world, that His Son--the only begotten--He gave, that every one who is believing in him may not perish, but may have life age-during.
And Jehovah putteth forth His hand, and striketh against my mouth, and Jehovah saith unto me, `Lo, I have put my words in thy mouth. — read the full passage →
The Lord Jehovah hath given to me The tongue of taught ones, To know to aid the weary <FI>by<Fi> a word, He waketh morning by morning, He waketh for me an ear to hear as taught ones.
The heart of the wise causeth his mouth to act wisely, And by his lips he increaseth learning,
The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.
With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.
Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.
Get wisdom, get understanding, Do not forget, nor turn away From the sayings of my mouth.
Unto Him <FI>with<Fi> my mouth I have called, And exaltation <FI>is<Fi> under my tongue.
and I, John, saw the holy city--new Jerusalem--coming down from God out of the heaven, made ready as a bride adorned for her husband;
A revelation of Jesus Christ, that God gave to him, to shew to his servants what things it behoveth to come to pass quickly; and he did signify <FI>it<Fi> , having sent through his messenger to his servant John,
Open thy mouth for the dumb, For the right of all sons of change.
Blessings <FI>are<Fi> for the head of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.
For Jehovah giveth wisdom, From His mouth knowledge and understanding.
`Tremble ye, and do not sin;' Say ye <FI>thus<Fi> in your heart on your bed, And be ye silent. Selah.
My little children, may we not love in word nor in tongue, but in word and in truth!
And I have brought the third into fire, And refined them like a refining of silver, And have tried them like a trying of gold, It doth call in My name, and I answer it, I have said, `My people it <FI>is<Fi> ,' And it saith, `Jehovah <FI> is<Fi> my God!'
And thou hast said: Thus said the Lord Jehovah: Woe to those sowing pillows for all joints of the arm, And to those making the kerchiefs For the head of every stature--to hunt souls, The souls do ye hunt of My people? And the souls ye have do ye keep alive?
`When thou art coming in unto the land which Jehovah thy God is giving to thee, thou dost not learn to do according to the abominations of those nations: — read the full passage →
for the Son of Man came to seek and to save the lost.'
`None is able to serve two lords, for either he will hate the one and love the other, or he will hold to the one, and despise the other; ye are not able to serve God and Mammon.
Topical index adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0). Verse text: YLT.