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Proverbs 4:23
Guard your heart above all else, for it is the source of life.
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Ephesians 4:29
No foul language should come from your mouth, but only what is good for building up someone in need, so that it gives grace to those who hear.
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Matthew 12:34-37
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.A good person produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil person produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.I tell you that on the day of judgment people will have to account for every careless word they speak.For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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John 7:38
The one who believes in me, as the Scripture has said, will have streams of living water flow from deep within him.”
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Psalms 37:30-31
The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom; his tongue speaks what is just.The instruction of his God is in his heart; his steps do not falter.
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Psalms 59:12
For the sin of their mouths and the words of their lips, let them be caught in their pride. They utter curses and lies.
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Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell richly among you, in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another through psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing to God with gratitude in your hearts.
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Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly, like a piercing sword; but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
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James 3:5-8
So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how a small fire sets ablaze a large forest.And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among our members. It stains the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.Every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and fish is tamed and has been tamed by humankind,but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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Psalms 52:2-4
Like a sharpened razor, your tongue devises destruction, working treachery.You love evil instead of good, lying instead of speaking truthfully. SelahYou love any words that destroy, you treacherous tongue!
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Proverbs 10:20-21
The tongue of the righteous is pure silver; the heart of the wicked is of little value.The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of sense.
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Romans 3:13-14
Their throat is an open grave; they deceive with their tongues. Vipers’ venom is under their lips.Their mouth is full of cursing and bitterness.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer each person.
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Psalms 12:2-4
They lie to one another; they speak with flattering lips and deceptive hearts.May the LORD cut off all flattering lips and the tongue that speaks boastfully.They say,“ Through our tongues we have power; our lips are our own— who can be our master?”
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Psalms 40:8-10
I delight to do your will, my God, and your instruction is deep within me.”I proclaim righteousness in the great assembly; see, I do not keep my mouth closed— as you know, LORD.I did not hide your righteousness in my heart; I spoke about your faithfulness and salvation; I did not conceal your constant love and truth from the great assembly.
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Psalms 41:6-7
When one of them comes to visit, he speaks deceitfully; he stores up evil in his heart; he goes out and talks.All who hate me whisper together about me; they plan to harm me.
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Jeremiah 9:2-5
If only I had a traveler’s lodging place in the wilderness, I would abandon my people and depart from them, for they are all adulterers, a solemn assembly of treacherous people.They bent their tongues like their bows; lies and not faithfulness prevail in the land, for they proceed from one evil to another, and they do not take me into account. This is the LORD’s declaration.Everyone has to be on guard against his friend. Don’t trust any brother, for every brother will certainly deceive, and every friend spread slander.Each one betrays his friend; no one tells the truth. They have taught their tongues to speak lies; they wear themselves out doing wrong.
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Ephesians 5:3-4
But sexual immorality and any impurity or greed should not even be heard of among you, as is proper for saints.Obscene and foolish talking or crude joking are not suitable, but rather giving thanks.
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Hebrews 8:10
For this is the covenant that I will make with the house of Israel after those days, says the Lord: I will put my laws into their minds and write them on their hearts. I will be their God, and they will be my people.
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Acts 8:19-23
saying,“ Give me this power also so that anyone I lay hands on may receive the Holy Spirit.”But Peter told him,“ May your silver be destroyed with you, because you thought you could obtain the gift of God with money!You have no part or share in this matter, because your heart is not right before God.Therefore repent of this wickedness of yours, and pray to the Lord that, if possible, your heart’s intent may be forgiven.For I see you are poisoned by bitterness and bound by wickedness.”
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Ephesians 5:19
speaking to one another in psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing and making music with your heart to the Lord,
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Psalms 64:3-8
who sharpen their tongues like swords and aim bitter words like arrows,shooting from concealed places at the blameless. They shoot at him suddenly and are not afraid.They adopt an evil plan; they talk about hiding traps and say,“ Who will see them?”They devise crimes and say,“ We have perfected a secret plan.” The inner man and the heart are mysterious.But God will shoot them with arrows; suddenly, they will be wounded.They will be made to stumble; their own tongues work against them. All who see them will shake their heads.
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Psalms 71:15-18
My mouth will tell about your righteousness and your salvation all day long, though I cannot sum them up.I come because of the mighty acts of the Lord GOD; I will proclaim your righteousness, yours alone.God, you have taught me from my youth, and I still proclaim your wondrous works.Even while I am old and gray, God, do not abandon me, while I proclaim your power to another generation, your strength to all who are to come.
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Psalms 140:5
The proud hide a trap with ropes for me; they spread a net along the path and set snares for me. Selah
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Proverbs 15:23
A person takes joy in giving an answer; and a timely word— how good that is!
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Psalms 59:7
Look, they spew from their mouths— sharp words from their lips.“ For who,” they say,“ will hear?”
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Jude 1:15
to execute judgment on all and to convict all the ungodly concerning all the ungodly acts that they have done in an ungodly way, and concerning all the harsh things ungodly sinners have said against him.”
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Ephesians 3:8
This grace was given to me— the least of all the saints— to proclaim to the Gentiles the incalculable riches of Christ,
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Proverbs 22:17-18
Listen closely, pay attention to the words of the wise, and apply your mind to my knowledge.For it is pleasing if you keep them within you and if they are constantly on your lips.
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2 Corinthians 4 6-2 Corinthians 4 7
For God who said,“ Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.Now we have this treasure in clay jars, so that this extraordinary power may be from God and not from us.
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Acts 5:3
“ Ananias,” Peter asked,“ why has Satan filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and keep back part of the proceeds of the land?
