Did you know that being able to control your tongue is a sign of Christian maturity?
We see from our Bible studies that God has a lot to say to us through Jesus Christ and His disciples about controlling our mouth and tongue. We know the power and impact that a wagging tongue can have over someone’s life. Words can heal or harm; speak life or death; uplift or decimate; glorify or demean; edify or destroy; bless or curse; guide or mislead; strengthen or weaken; love or hate and so much more! That is why it is important that we as His children guard our tongues and close our mouths before speaking or worse writing something that does not honor God, or demonstrate Love to others. We are so required by The Word!
Remember to always PRAY BEFORE you speak or write something. Think about why you are saying it or writing it BEFORE you speak or write. RE-READ what you are writing BEFORE you mail it or push ‘send’ to email it. And finally and most importantly, HOLD it up to the scrutiny of God’s Word. Why? Because The Bible tells us that God at Judgment Day will hold us ACCOUNTABLE for all our utterances (words)! If you’re like me, I already have more ill-spoken and ill-conceived words against me that I must answer for when my time comes beyond the thoughts I have had that did nothing to edify The Master. As the End Days draw near, let us all hit ‘pause’ before we say, do, or write words that hurt, are untruthful, cause anguish and pain but most of all dishonor The All-Knowing, All-Seeing God. He knows our truths. He knows what motivates us to act out of our flesh and vanity. Examine your heart always BEFORE we hurt Our Father, Loved ones and others. Make sure it passes THE WORD test first. Or else… “Bite Your Tongue!”
Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 51 helpful votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 19 helpful votes
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 18 helpful votes
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Matthew 12:37 ESV / 15 helpful votes
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:36 ESV / 15 helpful votes
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 15 helpful votes
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 14 helpful votes
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
James 3:8 ESV / 13 helpful votes
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
James 1:26 ESV / 11 helpful votes
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
Psalm 141:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
James 1:19 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Ephesians 4:25 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Proverbs 16:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Matthew 12:36-37 ESV / 9 helpful votes
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
James 3:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
Psalm 34:13 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 19:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Colossians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Luke 6:45 ESV / 7 helpful votes
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Proverbs 18:1-24 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. …
Proverbs 15:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 11:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
James 3:1-18 ESV / 6 helpful votes
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! …
Colossians 3:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Philippians 4:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Proverbs 18:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes
From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
James 4:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
James 3:1-12 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! …
Proverbs 29:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 12:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
John 8:44 ESV / 4 helpful votes
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Matthew 15:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
Matthew 12:35 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
Matthew 12:34 ESV / 4 helpful votes
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Proverbs 18:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 15:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Revelation 21:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
James 3:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
James 3:5-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Colossians 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Philippians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Do all things without grumbling or questioning,
Ephesians 6:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Romans 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 1:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
Proverbs 25:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes
The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 19:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:1-29 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. …
Proverbs 18:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 11:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …
1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Peter 3:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes
For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
James 3:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
James 3:3-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Ephesians 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes Thank you for your vote.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
Proverbs 18:21 ESV / 51 helpful votes
Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
Proverbs 15:4 ESV / 19 helpful votes
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 21:23 ESV / 18 helpful votes
Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.
Ephesians 4:29 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.
Proverbs 13:3 ESV / 16 helpful votes
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
Matthew 12:37 ESV / 15 helpful votes
For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
Matthew 12:36 ESV / 15 helpful votes
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak,
Proverbs 15:1 ESV / 15 helpful votes
A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Proverbs 10:19 ESV / 15 helpful votes
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 12:18 ESV / 14 helpful votes
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
James 3:8 ESV / 13 helpful votes
But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:6 ESV / 13 helpful votes
And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
James 1:26 ESV / 11 helpful votes
If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
Psalm 141:3 ESV / 11 helpful votes
Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips!
James 1:19 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Know this, my beloved brothers: let every person be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger;
Ephesians 4:25 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.
Proverbs 16:24 ESV / 10 helpful votes
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Matthew 12:36-37 ESV / 9 helpful votes
I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
James 3:2 ESV / 8 helpful votes
For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body.
Psalm 34:13 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.
Psalm 19:14 ESV / 8 helpful votes
Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in your sight, O Lord, my rock and my redeemer.
Colossians 4:6 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you ought to answer each person.
Luke 6:45 ESV / 7 helpful votes
The good person out of the good treasure of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure produces evil, for out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.
Proverbs 18:1-24 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Whoever isolates himself seeks his own desire; he breaks out against all sound judgment. A fool takes no pleasure in understanding, but only in expressing his opinion. When wickedness comes, contempt comes also, and with dishonor comes disgrace. The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook. It is not good to be partial to the wicked or to deprive the righteous of justice. …
Proverbs 15:28 ESV / 7 helpful votes
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 11:13 ESV / 7 helpful votes
Whoever goes about slandering reveals secrets, but he who is trustworthy in spirit keeps a thing covered.
James 3:1-18 ESV / 6 helpful votes
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! …
Colossians 3:8 ESV / 6 helpful votes
But now you must put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and obscene talk from your mouth.
Philippians 4:13 ESV / 6 helpful votes
I can do all things through him who strengthens me.
Proverbs 18:20 ESV / 6 helpful votes
From the fruit of a man’s mouth his stomach is satisfied; he is satisfied by the yield of his lips.
Proverbs 17:9 ESV / 6 helpful votes
Whoever covers an offense seeks love, but he who repeats a matter separates close friends.
Proverbs 16:28 ESV / 6 helpful votes
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
James 4:11 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Do not speak evil against one another, brothers. The one who speaks against a brother or judges his brother, speaks evil against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law but a judge.
James 3:1-12 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Not many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. For we all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle his whole body. If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! …
Proverbs 29:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Proverbs 26:20 ESV / 5 helpful votes
For lack of wood the fire goes out, and where there is no whisperer, quarreling ceases.
Proverbs 17:28 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
Proverbs 12:25 ESV / 5 helpful votes
Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs him down, but a good word makes him glad.
John 8:44 ESV / 4 helpful votes
You are of your father the devil, and your will is to do your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, and has nothing to do with the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks out of his own character, for he is a liar and the father of lies.
Matthew 15:18 ESV / 4 helpful votes
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
Matthew 12:35 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil.
Matthew 12:34 ESV / 4 helpful votes
You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Proverbs 18:8 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The words of a whisperer are like delicious morsels; they go down into the inner parts of the body.
Proverbs 17:27 ESV / 4 helpful votes
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 15:2 ESV / 4 helpful votes
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools pour out folly.
Proverbs 4:23 ESV / 4 helpful votes
Keep your heart with all vigilance, for from it flow the springs of life.
Revelation 21:8 ESV / 3 helpful votes
But as for the cowardly, the faithless, the detestable, as for murderers, the sexually immoral, sorcerers, idolaters, and all liars, their portion will be in the lake that burns with fire and sulfur, which is the second death.”
James 3:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes
From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so.
James 3:5-8 ESV / 3 helpful votes
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
James 3:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire!
Hebrews 4:12 ESV / 3 helpful votes
For the word of God is living and active, sharper than any two-edged sword, piercing to the division of soul and of spirit, of joints and of marrow, and discerning the thoughts and intentions of the heart.
Colossians 3:16 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly, teaching and admonishing one another in all wisdom, singing psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with thankfulness in your hearts to God.
Philippians 2:14 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Do all things without grumbling or questioning,
Ephesians 6:17 ESV / 3 helpful votes
And take the helmet of salvation, and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God,
Romans 10:10 ESV / 3 helpful votes
For with the heart one believes and is justified, and with the mouth one confesses and is saved.
Romans 1:30 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Slanderers, haters of God, insolent, haughty, boastful, inventors of evil, disobedient to parents,
Proverbs 25:23 ESV / 3 helpful votes
The north wind brings forth rain, and a backbiting tongue, angry looks.
Proverbs 19:5 ESV / 3 helpful votes
A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape.
Proverbs 19:1-29 ESV / 3 helpful votes
Better is a poor person who walks in his integrity than one who is crooked in speech and is a fool. Desire without knowledge is not good, and whoever makes haste with his feet misses his way. When a man’s folly brings his way to ruin, his heart rages against the Lord. Wealth brings many new friends, but a poor man is deserted by his friend. A false witness will not go unpunished, and he who breathes out lies will not escape. …
Proverbs 18:13 ESV / 3 helpful votes
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.
Proverbs 18:4 ESV / 3 helpful votes
The words of a man’s mouth are deep waters; the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 11:9 ESV / 3 helpful votes
With his mouth the godless man would destroy his neighbor, but by knowledge the righteous are delivered.
Genesis 1:1-31 ESV / 3 helpful votes
In the beginning, God created the heavens and the earth. The earth was without form and void, and darkness was over the face of the deep. And the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters. And God said, “Let there be light,” and there was light. And God saw that the light was good. And God separated the light from the darkness. God called the light Day, and the darkness he called Night. And there was evening and there was morning, the first day. …
1 John 1:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
1 Peter 3:10 ESV / 2 helpful votes
For “Whoever desires to love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit;
1 Peter 3:9 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Do not repay evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary, bless, for to this you were called, that you may obtain a blessing.
James 3:4 ESV / 2 helpful votes
Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs.
James 3:3 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.
James 3:3-6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well. Look at the ships also: though they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are guided by a very small rudder wherever the will of the pilot directs. So also the tongue is a small member, yet it boasts of great things. How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! And the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life, and set on fire by hell.
Hebrews 11:6 ESV / 2 helpful votes
And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.
Ephesians 4:15 ESV / 2 helpful votes Thank you for your vote.
Rather, speaking the truth in love, we are to grow up in every way into him who is the head, into Christ,
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