The Tongue

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

For, “He who would love life, and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit.

But nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

For lack of wood a fire goes out. Without gossip, a quarrel dies down.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. — read the full passage →

This is the Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show to his servants the things which must happen soon, which he sent and made known by his angel to his servant, John,

With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who are made in the image of God.

There are six things which Yahweh hates; yes, seven which are an abomination to him: — read the full passage →

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone doesn’t stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, Yahweh, my rock, and my redeemer.

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

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

That which enters into the mouth doesn’t defile the man; but that which proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man.”

“‘You shall not go up and down as a slanderer among your people. “‘You shall not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am Yahweh.

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

But I tell you, that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment; and whoever shall say to his brother, ‘Raca!’ shall be in danger of the council; and whoever shall say, ‘You fool!’ shall be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind. — read the full passage →

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Faithful instruction is on her tongue.

He who covers an offense promotes love; but he who repeats a matter separates best friends.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment.

A man’s stomach is filled with the fruit of his mouth. With the harvest of his lips he is satisfied. — read the full passage →

I cried to him with my mouth. He was extolled with my tongue.

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

The tongue of the righteous is like choice silver. The heart of the wicked is of little worth.

The north wind produces rain: so a backbiting tongue brings an angry face.

“Their throat is an open tomb. With their tongues they have used deceit.” “The poison of vipers is under their lips”;

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who pours out lies shall not go free.

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding. — read the full passage →

A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger. — read the full passage →

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood;

May Yahweh cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that boasts, — read the full passage →

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble. — read the full passage →

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Let not many of you be teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive heavier judgment. — read the full passage →

One who brings gossip betrays a confidence, but one who is of a trustworthy spirit is one who keeps a secret.

By patience a ruler is persuaded. A soft tongue breaks the bone.

My tongue will also talk about your righteousness all day long, for they are disappointed, and they are confounded, who want to harm me.

The words of a gossip are like dainty morsels: they go down into a person’s innermost parts.

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

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy. — read the full passage →

A man who gives false testimony against his neighbor is like a club, a sword, or a sharp arrow.

With his mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor, but the righteous will be delivered through knowledge.

For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.

Do all things without murmurings and disputes,

The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

My little children, let’s not love in word only, neither with the tongue only, but in deed and truth.

Deliver my soul, Yahweh, from lying lips, from a deceitful tongue.

For it is written, “‘As I live,’ says the Lord, ‘to me every knee will bow. Every tongue will confess to God.’”

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body. — read the full passage →

that if you will confess with your mouth that Jesus is Lord, and believe in your heart that God raised him from the dead, you will be saved.

The words of a man’s mouth are like deep waters. The fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.

Remind them to be in subjection to rulers and to authorities, to be obedient, to be ready for every good work, — read the full passage →

The wise in heart accept commandments, but a chattering fool will fall.

He who goes about as a tale-bearer reveals secrets; therefore don’t keep company with him who opens wide his lips.

For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life. — read the full passage →

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

You are of your father, the devil, and you want to do the desires of your father. He was a murderer from the beginning, and doesn’t stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks on his own; for he is a liar, and its father.

A worthless man devises mischief. His speech is like a scorching fire.

One who despises his neighbor is void of wisdom, but a man of understanding holds his peace.

Yahweh is my shepherd: I shall lack nothing. — read the full passage →

My tongue shall talk about your righteousness and about your praise all day long.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Where do wars and fightings among you come from? Don’t they come from your pleasures that war in your members? — read the full passage →

Who is wise and understanding among you? Let him show by his good conduct that his deeds are done in gentleness of wisdom.

For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and thing in the sea, is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind.

Even a fool, when he keeps silent, is counted wise. When he shuts his lips, he is thought to be discerning.

No weapon that is formed against you will prevail; and you will condemn every tongue that rises against you in judgment. This is the heritage of the servants of Yahweh, and their righteousness which is of me,” says Yahweh.

They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent. Viper’s poison is under their lips. Selah.

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest! — read the full passage →

A perverse man stirs up strife. A whisperer separates close friends.

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

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

The serpent spewed water out of his mouth after the woman like a river, that he might cause her to be carried away by the stream.

Follow after love, and earnestly desire spiritual gifts, but especially that you may prophesy.

He called to himself the twelve, and began to send them out two by two; and he gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

For I am afraid that by any means, when I come, I might find you not the way I want to, and that I might be found by you as you don’t desire; that by any means there would be strife, jealousy, outbursts of anger, factions, slander, whisperings, proud thoughts, riots;