The Power Of The Tongue

Death and life <FI>are<Fi> in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

A rash speaker is like piercings of a sword, And the tongue of the wise is healing.

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;

Whoso is keeping his mouth, is keeping his soul, Whoso is opening wide his lips--ruin to him!

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;

A soft answer turneth back fury, And a grievous word raiseth up anger.

A healed tongue <FI>is<Fi> a tree of life, And perverseness in it--a breach in the spirit.

Whoso is keeping his mouth and his tongue, Is keeping from adversities his soul.

In the abundance of words transgression ceaseth not, And whoso is restraining his lips <FI>is<Fi> wise.

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!

and the tongue no one of men is able to subdue, <FI>it is<Fi> an unruly evil, full of deadly poison,

`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;

Set, O Jehovah, a watch for my mouth, Watch Thou over the door of my lips.

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;

`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 →

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

and the tongue <FI>is<Fi> a fire, the world of the unrighteousness, so the tongue is set in our members, which is spotting our whole body, and is setting on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by the gehenna.

Sayings of pleasantness <FI>are<Fi> a honeycomb, Sweet to the soul, and healing to the bone.

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle!

but the things coming forth from the mouth from the heart do come forth, and these defile the man;

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

So then, my brethren beloved, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger,

for from thy words thou shalt be declared righteous, and from thy words thou shalt be declared unrighteous.'

The heart of the righteous meditateth to answer, And the mouth of the wicked uttereth evil things.

with it we do bless the God and Father, and with it we do curse the men made according to the similitude of God;

Whoso is covering transgression is seeking love, And whoso is repeating a matter Is separating a familiar friend.

With the mouth a hypocrite corrupteth his friend, And by knowledge the righteous are drawn out.

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;

The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.

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;

your word always in grace--with salt being seasoned--to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.

but now put off, even ye, the whole--anger, wrath, malice, evil-speaking, filthy talking--out of your mouth.

All things do without murmurings and reasonings,

Wherefore, putting away the lying, speak truth each with his neighbour, because we are members one of another;

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied.

The words of a tale-bearer <FI>are<Fi> as self-inflicted wounds, And they have gone down <FI>to<Fi> the inner parts of the heart.

Deep waters <FI>are<Fi> the words of a man's mouth, The fountain of wisdom <FI>is<Fi> a flowing brook.

A froward man sendeth forth contention, A tale-bearer is separating a familiar friend.

From the straitness I called Jah, Jah answered me in a broad place.

`Thou dost not go slandering among thy people; thou dost not stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I <FI>am<Fi> Jehovah.

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;

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,

Eyes high--tongues false--And hands shedding innocent blood--

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, — read the full passage →

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 if bitter zeal ye have, and rivalry in your heart, glory not, nor lie against the truth;

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! — read the full passage →

lo, also the ships, being so great, and by fierce winds being driven, are led about by a very small helm, whithersoever the impulse of the helmsman doth counsel,

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about; — read the full passage →

Many teachers become not, my brethren, having known that greater judgment we shall receive, — read the full passage →

`Ye are of a father--the devil, and the desires of your father ye will to do; he was a man-slayer from the beginning, and in the truth he hath not stood, because there is no truth in him; when one may speak the falsehood, of his own he speaketh, because he is a liar--also his father.

`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.

Without wood is fire going out, And without a tale-bearer, contention ceaseth,

A north wind bringeth forth rain, And a secret tongue--indignant faces.

A maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow, <FI>Is<Fi> the man testifying against his neighbour a false testimony.

By long-suffering is a ruler persuaded, And a soft tongue breaketh a bone.

A revealer of secret counsels is the busybody, And for a deceiver <FI>with<Fi> his lips make not thyself surety.

From the fruit of a man's mouth is his belly satisfied, <FI>From the<Fi> increase of his lips he is satisfied. — read the full passage →

A brother transgressed against is as a strong city, And contentions as the bar of a palace.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding.

One acquainted with knowledge is sparing his words, And the cool of temper <FI>is<Fi> a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

The beginning of contention <FI>is<Fi> a letting out of waters, And before it is meddled with leave the strife.

The words of the wicked <FI>are<Fi> : `Lay wait for blood,' And the mouth of the upright delivereth them.

A fountain of life <FI>is<Fi> the mouth of the righteous, And the mouth of the wicked cover doth violence.

Hast been snared with sayings of thy mouth, Hast been captured with sayings of thy mouth,

Above every charge keep thy heart, For out of it <FI>are<Fi> the outgoings of life.

Whoso slandereth in secret his neighbour, Him I cut off, The high of eyes and proud of heart, him I endure not.

To the Overseer, to Jeduthun. --A Psalm of David. I have said, `I observe my ways, Against sinning with my tongue, I keep for my mouth a curb, while the wicked <FI>is<Fi> before me.'

and God saith, `Let light be;' and light is.

And God saith, `Let Us make man in Our image, according to Our likeness, and let them rule over fish of the sea, and over fowl of the heavens, and over cattle, and over all the earth, and over every creeping thing that is creeping on the earth.'

nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, the reign of God shall inherit.

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.'

From the fruit of the mouth a man eateth good, And the soul of the treacherous--violence.

and to fearful, and unstedfast, and abominable, and murderers, and whoremongers, and sorcerers, and idolaters, and all the liars, their part <FI>is<Fi> in the lake that is burning with fire and brimstone, which is a second death.'

Who <FI>is<Fi> wise and intelligent among you? let him shew out of the good behaviour his works in meekness of wisdom,

so also the tongue is a little member, and doth boast greatly; lo, a little fire how much wood it doth kindle! — read the full passage →

lo, the bits we put into the mouths of the horses for their obeying us, and their whole body we turn about;

of no one to speak evil, not to be quarrelsome--gentle, showing all meekness to all men,

Stedfast <FI>is<Fi> the word: If any one the oversight doth long for, a right work he desireth; — read the full passage →

If, then, ye were raised with the Christ, the things above seek ye, where the Christ is, on the right hand of God seated, — read the full passage →

For all things I have strength, in Christ's strengthening me;

also filthiness, and foolish talking, or jesting, --the things not fit--but rather thanksgiving;

Pursue the love, and seek earnestly the spiritual things, and rather that ye may prophecy, — read the full passage →

And some, indeed, did God set in the assembly, first apostles, secondly prophets, thirdly teachers, afterwards powers, afterwards gifts of healings, helpings, governings, divers kinds of tongues;

A sepulchre opened <FI>is<Fi> their throat; with their tongues they used deceit; poison of asps <FI>is<Fi> under their lips. — read the full passage →

evil-speakers, God-haters, insulting, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,

and Peter said unto them, `Reform, and be baptized each of you on the name of Jesus Christ, to remission of sins, and ye shall receive the gift of the Holy Spirit,

because of this was my heart cheered, and my tongue was glad, and yet--my flesh also shall rest on hope,

and they were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak with other tongues, according as the Spirit was giving them to declare.

but ye shall receive power at the coming of the Holy Spirit upon you, and ye shall be witnesses to me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea, and Samaria, and unto the end of the earth.'

And passing by, he saw a man blind from birth, — 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. — read the full passage →

for verily I say to you, that whoever may say to this mount, Be taken up, and be cast into the sea, and may not doubt in his heart, but may believe that the things that he saith do come to pass, it shall be to him whatever he may say.

The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.

`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.

`Ask, and it shall be given to you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened to you;

A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.

Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness <FI>is<Fi> on her tongue.

Thou hast seen a man hasty in his words! More hope of a fool than of him.

A fool bringeth out all his mind, And the wise till afterwards restraineth it.