Our Tongue

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for building up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

For the word of God is living, and active, and sharper than any two-edged sword, and piercing even to the dividing of soul and spirit, of both joints and marrow, and is able to discern the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

“Again you have heard that it was said to them of old time, ‘You shall not make false vows, but shall perform to the Lord your vows,’ — read the full passage →

If we confess our sins, he is faithful and righteous to forgive us the sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

But for the cowardly, unbelieving, sinners, abominable, murderers, sexually immoral, sorcerers,idolaters, and all liars, their part is in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

Every Scripture is God-breathed and profitable for teaching, for reproof, for correction, and for instruction in righteousness,

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. — read the full passage →

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

He who believes in him is not judged. He who doesn’t believe has been judged already, because he has not believed in the name of the one and only Son of God. — read the full passage →

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate; but rather giving of thanks.

and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.

For whatever things were written before were written for our learning, that through patience and through encouragement of the Scriptures we might have hope.

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;

“He who is not with me is against me, and he who doesn’t gather with me, scatters.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger; — read the full passage →

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts; and always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear:

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

If I speak with the languages of men and of angels, but don’t have love, I have become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Peter said to them, “Repent, and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you. You will be witnesses to me in Jerusalem, in all Judea and Samaria, and to the uttermost parts of the earth.”