Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

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

Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.

When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.

In my distress I called to the LORD, and He answered and set me free.

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.

The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. . . .

But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken.

Do everything without complaining or arguing,

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.

Through patience a ruler can be persuaded, and a gentle tongue can break a bone.

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit.

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him.

For the word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it pierces even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow. It judges the thoughts and intentions of the heart.

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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

With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.

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

In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze.

You must not go about spreading slander among your people. You must not endanger the life of your neighbor. I am the LORD.

But now you must put aside all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.

But the things that come out of the mouth come from the heart, and these things defile a man.

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk, or crude joking, which are out of character, but rather thanksgiving.

A fool’s mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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

Therefore each of you must put off falsehood and speak truthfully to his neighbor, for we are all members of one another.

And they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in other tongues as the Spirit enabled them.

He who reveals secrets is a constant gossip; avoid the one who babbles with his lips.

Your tongue devises destruction like a sharpened razor, O worker of deceit.

Peter replied, “Repent and be baptized, every one of you, in the name of Jesus Christ for the forgiveness of your sins, and you will receive the gift of the Holy Spirit.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.

A Psalm of David. O LORD, who may abide in Your tent? Who may dwell on Your holy mountain? He who walks with integrity and practices righteousness, who speaks the truth from his heart, who has no slander on his tongue, who does no harm to his neighbor, who casts no scorn on his friend,

Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, because you know that we who teach will be judged more strictly. We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. When we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we can guide the whole animal. Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined. In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. . . .

The words of a gossip are like choice morsels that go down into the inmost being.

We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body.

A perverse man spreads dissension, and a gossip divides close friends.

My soul is among the lions; I lie down with ravenous beasts—with men whose teeth are spears and arrows, whose tongues are sharp swords.

If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.

The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

There are six things that the LORD hates, seven that are detestable to Him: haughty eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

I can do all things through Christ who gives me strength.

A fool vents all his anger, but a wise man holds it back.

Whoever slanders his neighbor in secret, I will put to silence; the one with haughty eyes and a proud heart, I will not endure.

Do you see a man who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out his desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, refusing to uphold the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, because he is a liar and the father of lies.

Whoever conceals an offense promotes love, but he who brings it up separates friends.

Guard your heart with all diligence, for from it flow springs of life.

My son, if you have put up security for your neighbor, if you have struck hands in pledge with a stranger, if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth, then do this, my son, to free yourself, for you have fallen into your neighbor’s hands: Go, humble yourself, and press your plea with your neighbor. Allow no sleep to your eyes or slumber to your eyelids. Free yourself, like a gazelle from the hand of the hunter, like a bird from the snare of the fowler. . . .

This is a trustworthy saying: If anyone aspires to be an overseer, he desires a noble task. An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of but one wife, temperate, self-controlled, respectable, hospitable, able to teach, not dependent on wine, not violent but gentle, peaceable, and free of the love of money. An overseer must manage his own household well and keep his children under control, with complete dignity. For if someone does not know how to manage his own household, how can he care for the church of God? . . .

A wise heart will receive commandments, but foolish lips will come to ruin.

a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,

With the tongue we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in God’s likeness.

Brothers, do not slander one another. Anyone who speaks against his brother or judges him speaks against the law and judges it. And if you judge the law, you are not a practitioner of the law, but a judge of it.

To start a quarrel is to release a flood; so abandon the dispute before it breaks out.

to malign no one, and to be peaceable and gentle, showing full consideration to everyone.

A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!

Better to live in the desert than with a contentious and ill-tempered wife.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and faithful instruction is on her tongue.

And in the church God has appointed first of all apostles, second prophets, third teachers, then workers of miracles, and those with gifts of healing, helping, administration, and various tongues.

if you have been trapped by the words of your lips, ensnared by the words of your mouth,

For the choirmaster. For Jeduthun. A Psalm of David. I said, “I will watch my ways so that I will not sin with my tongue; I will guard my mouth with a muzzle as long as the wicked are present.”

Earnestly pursue love and eagerly desire spiritual gifts, especially the gift of prophecy. For he who speaks in a tongue does not speak to men, but to God. Indeed, no one understands him; he utters mysteries in the Spirit. But he who prophesies speaks to men for their edification, encouragement, and comfort. The one who speaks in a tongue edifies himself, but the one who prophesies edifies the church. I wish that all of you could speak in tongues, but I would rather have you prophesy. He who prophesies is greater than one who speaks in tongues, unless he interprets so that the church may be edified. . . .

A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”

Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

As the north wind brings forth rain, so a backbiting tongue brings angry looks.

Without wood, a fire goes out; without gossip, a conflict ceases.

A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

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

The tongue of the righteous is choice silver, but the heart of the wicked has little worth.

The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

A gossip reveals a secret, but a trustworthy person keeps a confidence.

A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding maintains a calm spirit. Even a fool is considered wise if he keeps silent, and discerning when he holds his tongue.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied. Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Like a club or sword or sharp arrow is a man who bears false witness against his neighbor.

May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and every boastful tongue. They say, “With our tongues we will prevail. We own our lips—who can be our master?”

The Lord GOD has given Me the tongue of discipleship, to sustain the weary with a word. He awakens Me morning by morning; He awakens My ear to listen as a disciple.

Consider ships as well. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot is inclined.

An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble. By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.

The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.

“Truly I tell you that if anyone says to this mountain, ‘Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,’ and has no doubt in his heart but believes that it will happen, it will be done for him. Therefore I tell you, whatever you ask for in prayer, believe that you have received it, and it will be yours.

The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

An offended brother is harder to win than a fortified city, and disputes are like the bars of a castle.

From the fruit of his mouth a man’s belly is filled; with the harvest from his lips he is satisfied.

This is the revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave Him to show His servants what must soon come to pass. He made it known by sending His angel to His servant John,

The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.

He who rebukes a man will later find more favor than one who flatters with his tongue.

Bless those who persecute you. Bless and do not curse.