Tame Your Tongue

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man’s religion is vain.

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Not that which goeth into the mouth defileth a man; but that which cometh out of the mouth, this defileth a man.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation. — read the full passage →

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

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

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

Either make the tree good, and his fruit good; or else make the tree corrupt, and his fruit corrupt: for the tree is known by his fruit. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Behold, we put bits in the horses’ mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body. — read the full passage →

And there was given me a reed like unto a rod: and the angel stood, saying, Rise, and measure the temple of God, and the altar, and them that worship therein. — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

But the fearful, and unbelieving, and the abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, shall have their part in the lake which burneth with fire and brimstone: which is the second death.

Then spake Jesus to the multitude, and to his disciples, — read the full passage →

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: — read the full passage →

Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life. — read the full passage →

Wherefore lay apart all filthiness and superfluity of naughtiness, and receive with meekness the engrafted word, which is able to save your souls.

But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

James, a servant of God and of the Lord Jesus Christ, to the twelve tribes which are scattered abroad, greeting. — read the full passage →

Paul, an apostle of Jesus Christ by the will of God, and Timotheus our brother, — read the full passage →

There was a man of the Pharisees, named Nicodemus, a ruler of the Jews: — read the full passage →

My brethren, have not the faith of our Lord Jesus Christ, the Lord of glory, with respect of persons. — read the full passage →

This I say then, Walk in the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

Know ye not, brethren, (for I speak to them that know the law,) how that the law hath dominion over a man as long as he liveth? — read the full passage →

And after the uproar was ceased, Paul called unto him the disciples, and embraced them, and departed for to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

Then came together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, which came from Jerusalem. — read the full passage →

This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved.

With all lowliness and meekness, with longsuffering, forbearing one another in love;

Yea, a man may say, Thou hast faith, and I have works: shew me thy faith without thy works, and I will shew thee my faith by my works.

Ye shall know them by their fruits. Do men gather grapes of thorns, or figs of thistles?

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man. — read the full passage →

Every good gift and every perfect gift is from above, and cometh down from the Father of lights, with whom is no variableness, neither shadow of turning.

Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips: — read the full passage →

But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy. — read the full passage →