The Tongue

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

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.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

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:

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.

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

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

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

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.

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

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

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

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

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

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

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

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 →

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.

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

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

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

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

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

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

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.

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

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour: I am the Lord.

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

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.

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: — read the full passage →

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

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

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

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

A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled. — read the full passage →

I cried unto him with my mouth, and he was extolled with my tongue.

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

The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.

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

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

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall not escape.

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

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger. — read the full passage →

A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.

But now ye also put off all these; anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

The Lord shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things: — read the full passage →

The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.

The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble. — read the full passage →

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

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

A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.

By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.

My tongue also shall talk of thy righteousness all the day long: for they are confounded, for they are brought unto shame, that seek my hurt.

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

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

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

A man that beareth false witness against his neighbour is a maul, and a sword, and a sharp arrow.

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

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

Do all things without murmurings and disputings:

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

My little children, let us not love in word, neither in tongue; but in deed and in truth.

Deliver my soul, O Lord, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.

For it is written, As I live, saith the Lord, every knee shall bow to me, and every tongue shall confess to God.

Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

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

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

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.

The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.

Put them in mind to be subject to principalities and powers, to obey magistrates, to be ready to every good work, — read the full passage →

The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.

He that goeth about as a talebearer revealeth secrets: therefore meddle not with him that flattereth with his lips.

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 →

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

Ye are of your father the devil, and the lusts of your father ye will do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and abode not in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaketh a lie, he speaketh of his own: for he is a liar, and the father of it.

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.

The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. — read the full passage →

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

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

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 →

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 every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.

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.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.

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

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.

And the serpent cast out of his mouth water as a flood after the woman, that he might cause her to be carried away of the flood.

Follow after charity, and desire spiritual gifts, but rather that ye may prophesy.

And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

For I fear, lest, when I come, I shall not find you such as I would, and that I shall be found unto you such as ye would not: lest there be debates, envyings, wraths, strifes, backbitings, whisperings, swellings, tumults: