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James 3:2-6
All of us get tripped up in many ways. Suppose someone is never wrong in what they say. Then they are perfect. They are able to keep their whole body under control.We put a small piece of metal in the mouth of a horse to make it obey us. We can control the whole animal with it.And how about ships? They are very big. They are driven along by strong winds. But they are steered by a very small rudder. It makes them go where the captain wants to go.In the same way, the tongue is a small part of a person’s body. But it talks big. Think about how a small spark can set a big forest on fire.The tongue is also a fire. The tongue is the most evil part of the body. It makes the whole body impure. It sets a person’s whole way of life on fire. And the tongue itself is set on fire by hell.
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Job 15:25-27
They shake their fists at God. They brag about themselves and oppose the Mighty One.They boldly charge against him with their thick, strong shields.“ Their faces are very fat. Their stomachs hang out.
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Job 9:4
His wisdom is deep. His power is great. No one opposes him and comes away unharmed.
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Job 10:3
Does it make you happy when you crush me? Does it please you to turn your back on what you have made? While you do those things, you smile on the plans of sinful people!
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Psalms 34:13
Then keep your tongues from speaking evil. Keep your lips from telling lies.
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Romans 8:7-8
The mind ruled by the power of sin is at war with God. It does not obey God’s law. It can’t.Those who are under the power of sin can’t please God.
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Job 12:6
Why doesn’t anyone bother the tents of robbers? Why do those who make God angry remain secure? They are in God’s hands!
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Malachi 3:13
“ You have spoken with pride against me,” says the Lord.“ But you ask,‘ What have we spoken against you?’
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James 1:26
Suppose people think their beliefs and how they live are both right. But they don’t control what they say. Then they are fooling themselves. Their beliefs and way of life are not worth anything at all.