Taming Your Tongue

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

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.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

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.

Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

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 →

There is that speaketh 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 will 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: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

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

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

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 →

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

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

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

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.

The Lord shall fight for you, and ye shall hold your peace.

The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.

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

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

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.

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

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.

From whence come wars and fightings among you? come they not hence, even of your lusts that war in your members? — 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!

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

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

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

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings, — read the full passage →

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place 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 sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous: — read the full passage →

He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that uttereth a slander, is a fool.

She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.

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.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit. — read the full passage →

O generation 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 the Lord, and their righteousness is of me, saith the Lord.

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

Though I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, and have not charity, I am become as sounding brass, or a tinkling cymbal. — read the full passage →

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

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

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

These six things doth the Lord hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him: — read the full passage →

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 →

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

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

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

My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.

And my tongue shall speak of thy righteousness and of thy praise all the day long.

But 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 just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

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

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

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 →

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

My lips shall utter praise, when thou hast taught 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 to you, came not with excellency of speech or of wisdom, declaring unto 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 prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

The fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge: but fools despise wisdom and instruction.

I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. — 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 →

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 prayer: preserve my life from fear of the enemy. — read the full passage →

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully. — read the full passage →

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.

An hypocrite with his mouth destroyeth his neighbour: but through knowledge shall the just be delivered.

They on the rock are they, which, when they hear, receive the word with joy; and these have no root, which for a while believe, and in time of temptation fall away. — 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.

The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.

Behold, thou desirest truth in the inward parts: and in the hidden part thou shalt make me to know wisdom.

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

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

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

He that passeth by, and meddleth with strife belonging not to him, is like one that taketh a dog by the ears. — read the full passage →

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

In the which ye also walked some time, when ye lived in them. — read the full passage →

Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? — read the full passage →

A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!

I therefore, the prisoner of the Lord, beseech you that ye walk worthy of the vocation wherewith ye are called, — read the full passage →

Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

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

Paul, and Silvanus, and Timotheus, 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 will return upon him. — read the full passage →

He will surely reprove you, if ye do secretly accept persons.

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.

The aged women likewise, that they be in behaviour as becometh holiness, not false accusers, not given to much wine, teachers of good things; — read the full passage →

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

He that speaketh truth sheweth 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.