Taming Your Tongue

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath; But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man’s religion is vain.

Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth; Keep the door of my lips.

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

There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword; But the tongue of the wise is health.

Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

For, He that would love life, And see good days, Let him refrain his tongue from evil, And his lips that they speak no guile:

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise; When he shutteth his lips, he is esteemed as prudent.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life; But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

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

In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression; But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

to speak evil of no man, not to be contentious, to be gentle, showing all meekness toward all men.

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; But he that harpeth on a matter separateth chief friends.

Jehovah will fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

The mouth of the righteous talketh of wisdom, And his tongue speaketh justice.

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

For lack of wood the fire goeth out; And where there is no whisperer, contention ceaseth.

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

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

I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

Whence comewars and whence come fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire!

but the tongue can no man tame; it is a restless evil, it is full of deadly poison.

a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet water and bitter?

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer; But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

My little children, these things write I unto you that ye may not sin. And if any man sin, we have an Advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

He that hideth hatred is of lying lips; And he that uttereth a slander is a fool.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; And the law of kindness is on her tongue.

And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

He that spareth his words hath knowledge; And he that is of a cool spirit is a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

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

No weapon that is formed against thee shall prosper; and every tongue that shall rise against thee in judgment thou shalt condemn. This is the heritage of the servants of Jehovah, and their righteousness which is of me, saith Jehovah.

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

If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but have not love, I am become sounding brass, or a clanging cymbal. — read the full passage →

Be not manyof youteachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment.

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

Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God:

There are six things which Jehovah hateth; Yea, seven which are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

Or are ye ignorant, brethren (for I speak to men who know the law), that the law hath dominion over a man for so long time as he liveth? — read the full passage →

Ye knowthis, my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But I say, Walk by the Spirit, and ye shall not fulfil the lust of the flesh.

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

Surely my lips shall not speak unrighteousness, Neither shall my tongue utter deceit.

And my tongue shall talk of thy righteousness Andof thy praise all the day long.

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

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

The mouth of the righteous bringeth forth wisdom; But the perverse tongue shall be cut off.

Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; Our lips are our own: who is lord over us?

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

And 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 →

For there is not a word in my tongue, But, lo, O Jehovah, thou knowest it altogether.

Let my lips utter praise; For thou teachest me thy statutes. — read the full passage →

The vision of Isaiah the son of Amoz, which he saw concerning Judah and Jerusalem, in the days of Uzziah, Jotham, Ahaz, and Hezekiah, kings of Judah. — read the full passage →

And I, brethren, when I came unto you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, proclaiming to you the testimony of God. — read the full passage →

Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? There is more hope of a fool than of him.

By long forbearing is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

The fear of Jehovah is the beginning of knowledge; Butthe foolish despise wisdom and instruction.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable to God, which is your spiritual service. — read the full passage →

And after the uproar ceased, Paul having sent for the disciples and exhorted them, took leave of them, and departed to go into Macedonia. — read the full passage →

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

Hear my voice, O God, in my complaint: Preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

He that slandereth not with his tongue, Nor doeth evil to his friend, Nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbor;

Thy tongue deviseth very wickedness, Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. — read the full passage →

But for the fearful, and unbelieving, and abominable, and murderers, and fornicators, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all liars, their part shall be in the lake that burneth with fire and brimstone; which is the second death.

With his mouth the godless man destroyeth his neighbor; But through knowledge shall the righteous be delivered.

And those on the rock are they who, when they have heard, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, who for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom.

The north wind bringeth forth rain; So doth a backbiting tongue an angry countenance.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts; And in the hidden part thou wilt make me to know wisdom.

Now if we put the horses’ bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also.

He whose spirit is without restraint Islikea city that is broken down and without walls.

I exhort therefore, first of all, that supplications, prayers, intercessions, thanksgivings, be made for all men; — read the full passage →

He that passeth by, and vexeth himself with strife belonging not to him, Islikeone that taketh a dog by the ears. — read the full passage →

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

wherein ye also once walked, when ye lived in these things; — read the full passage →

Jehovah, who shall sojourn in thy tabernacle? Who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

A man hath joy in the answer of his mouth; And a word in due season, how good is it!

I therefore, the prisoner in the Lord, beseech you to walk worthily of the calling wherewith ye were called, — read the full passage →

Pleasant words areas a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

And there are gathered together unto him the Pharisees, and certain of the scribes, who had come from Jerusalem, — read the full passage →

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timothy, unto the church of the Thessalonians in God our Father and the Lord Jesus Christ; — read the full passage →

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him. — read the full passage →

He will surely reprove you, If ye do secretly show partiality.

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

Wherefore putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with meekness the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

that aged women likewise be reverent in demeanor, not slanderers nor enslaved to much wine, teachers of that which is good; — read the full passage →

Let a man so account of us, as of ministers of Christ, and stewards of the mysteries of God. — read the full passage →

He that uttereth truth showeth forth righteousness; But a false witness, deceit. — read the full passage →

By this shall all men know that ye are my disciples, if ye have love one to another.