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.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

so My word that proceeds from My mouth will not return to Me empty, but it will accomplish what I please, and it will prosper where I send it.

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

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

This Book of the Law must not depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. For then you will prosper and succeed in all you do.

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

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

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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.

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.

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

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

All Scripture is God-breathed and is useful for instruction, for conviction, for correction, and for training in righteousness,

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

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

Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path.

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

However, when the Spirit of truth comes, He will guide you into all truth. For He will not speak on His own, but He will speak what He hears, and He will declare to you what is to come.

“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.

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.

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

You brood of vipers, how can you who are evil say anything good? For out of the overflow of the heart, the mouth speaks. The good man brings good things out of his good store of treasure, and the evil man brings evil things out of his evil store of treasure. 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 Jesus answered, “It is written: ‘Man shall not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of God.’”

Fight the good fight of the faith. Take hold of the eternal life to which you were called when you made the good confession before many witnesses.

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.

And this is what we speak, not in words taught us by human wisdom, but in words taught by the Spirit, expressing spiritual truths in spiritual words.

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

My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger, for man’s anger does not bring about the righteousness that God desires.

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.

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

If you remain in Me and My words remain in you, ask whatever you wish, and it will be done for you.

A Psalm of David. I call upon You, O LORD; come quickly to me. Hear my voice when I call to You. May my prayer be set before You like incense, my uplifted hands like the evening offering. Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips. Do not let my heart be drawn to any evil thing or take part in works of wickedness with men who do iniquity; let me not feast on their delicacies. Let the righteous man strike me; let his rebuke be an act of loving devotion. It is oil for my head; let me not refuse it. For my prayer is ever against the deeds of the wicked. . . .

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God, and every spirit that does not confess Jesus is not from God. This is the spirit of the antichrist, which you have heard is coming and which is already in the world at this time.

but the word of the Lord stands forever.” And this is the word that was proclaimed to you.

Through Jesus, therefore, let us continually offer to God a sacrifice of praise, the fruit of lips that confess His name.

I have not departed from the command of His lips; I have treasured the words of His mouth more than my daily bread.

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

For you have been born again, not of perishable seed, but of imperishable, through the living and enduring word of God.

He humbled you, and in your hunger He gave you manna to eat, which neither you nor your fathers had known, so that you might understand that man does not live on bread alone, but on every word that comes from the mouth of the LORD.

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

“Behold, I am coming soon. Blessed is the one who keeps the words of prophecy in this book.”

For the choirmaster. A Psalm of David. The heavens declare the glory of God; the skies proclaim the work of His hands. Day after day they pour forth speech; night after night they reveal knowledge. Without speech or language, without a sound to be heard, their voice has gone out into all the earth, their words to the ends of the world. In the heavens He has pitched a tent for the sun. Like a bridegroom emerging from his chamber, like a champion rejoicing to run his course, . . .

By this you will know the Spirit of God: Every spirit that confesses that Jesus Christ has come in the flesh is from God,

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

Hold on to the pattern of sound teaching you have heard from me, with the faith and love that are in Christ Jesus.

And if anyone takes away from the words of this book of prophecy, God will take away his share in the tree of life and the holy city, which are described in this book.

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.”

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

O Lord, open my lips, and my mouth will declare Your praise.

Make every effort to present yourself approved to God, an unashamed workman who accurately handles the word of truth.

Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.”

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 the Advocate, the Holy Spirit, whom the Father will send in My name, will teach you all things and will remind you of everything I have told you.

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.”

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

But in keeping with God’s promise, we are looking forward to a new heaven and a new earth, where righteousness dwells.

Jesus replied, “Truly, truly, I tell you, no one can see the kingdom of God unless he is born again.”

The heart of the wise man instructs his mouth and adds persuasiveness to his lips.

For I am the LORD your God, who takes hold of your right hand and tells you: Do not fear, I will help you.

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

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

He who answers a matter before he hears it—this is folly and disgrace to him.

The LORD is my rock, my fortress, and my deliverer. My God is my rock, in whom I take refuge, my shield, and the horn of my salvation, my stronghold.

Now the evening before the fugitive arrived, the hand of the LORD was upon me, and He opened my mouth before the man came to me in the morning. So my mouth was opened and I was no longer mute.

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

May my meditation be pleasing to Him, for I rejoice in the LORD.

Now we know that whatever the law says, it says to those who are under the law, so that every mouth may be silenced and the whole world held accountable to God.

Is any one of you suffering? He should pray. Is anyone cheerful? He should sing praises.

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

Then the LORD said to Abram, “Leave your country, your kindred, and your father’s household, and go to the land I will show you. I will make you into a great nation, and I will bless you; I will make your name great, so that you will be a blessing. I will bless those who bless you and curse those who curse you; and all the families of the earth will be blessed through you.” So Abram departed, as the LORD had directed him, and Lot went with him. Abram was seventy-five years old when he left Haran. And Abram took his wife Sarai, his nephew Lot, and all the possessions and people they had acquired in Haran, and set out for the land of Canaan. When they came to the land of Canaan, . . .

Tell me, you who want to be under the law, do you not understand what the law says? For it is written that Abraham had two sons, one by the slave woman and the other by the free woman. His son by the slave woman was born according to the flesh, but his son by the free woman was born through the promise. These things serve as illustrations, for the women represent two covenants. One covenant is from Mount Sinai and bears children into slavery: This is Hagar. Now Hagar stands for Mount Sinai in Arabia and corresponds to the present-day Jerusalem, because she is in slavery with her children. . . .

Truly, truly, I tell you, whoever hears My word and believes Him who sent Me has eternal life and will not come under judgment. Indeed, he has crossed over from death to life.

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.”

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,

But even if we or an angel from heaven should preach a gospel contrary to the one we preached to you, let him be under a curse! As we have said before, so now I say again: If anyone is preaching to you a gospel contrary to the one you received, let him be under a curse!

Put away deception from your mouth; keep your lips from perverse speech.

Keep Your servant also from willful sins; may they not rule over me. Then I will be blameless and cleansed of great transgression.

Therefore if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation. The old has passed away. Behold, the new has come!

In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was with God in the beginning. Through Him all things were made, and without Him nothing was made that has been made. In Him was life, and that life was the light of men. The Light shines in the darkness, and the darkness has not overcome it. . . .

He who testifies to these things says, “Yes, I am coming soon.” Amen. Come, Lord Jesus!

Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech. Turn away from evil and do good; seek peace and pursue it.

“Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.” “The venom of vipers is on their lips.” “Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.”

For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life. For God did not send His Son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through Him.

The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.

What, then, is the advantage of being a Jew? Or what is the value of circumcision? Much in every way. First of all, they have been entrusted with the very words of God. What if some did not have faith? Will their lack of faith nullify God’s faithfulness? Certainly not! Let God be true and every man a liar. As it is written: “So that You may be proved right when You speak and victorious when You judge.” But if our unrighteousness highlights the righteousness of God, what shall we say? That God is unjust to inflict His wrath on us? I am speaking in human terms. . . .

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

Bring your confessions and return to the LORD. Say to Him: “Take away all our iniquity and receive us graciously, that we may present the fruit of our lips.