Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

Naughty

Proverbs 11:6
The righteousness of the upright rescues them,
but the treacherous are trapped by their own desires.
Proverbs 17:4
A wicked person listens to malicious talk;
a liar pays attention to a destructive tongue.
1 Samuel 17:28
David’s oldest brother Eliab listened as he spoke to the men, and became angry with him. “Why did you come down here?” he asked. “Who did you leave those few sheep with in the wilderness? I know your arrogance and your evil heart—you came down to see the battle!”
Jeremiah 24:2
One basket contained very good figs, like early figs, but the other basket contained very bad figs, so bad they were inedible.
James 1:21
Therefore, ridding yourselves of all moral filth and evil, humbly receive the implanted word, which is able to save you.

Walketh

Proverbs 6:14
He always plots evil with perversity in his heart—
he stirs up trouble.
Proverbs 2:12
rescuing you from the way of evil—
from the one who says perverse things,
Proverbs 4:24
Don’t let your mouth speak dishonestly,
and don’t let your lips talk deviously.
Proverbs 8:13
To fear the Lord is to hate evil.
I hate arrogant pride, evil conduct,
and perverse speech.
Psalm 10:3
For the wicked one boasts about his own cravings;
the one who is greedy curses and despises the Lord.
Psalm 36:3
The words of his mouth are malicious and deceptive;
he has stopped acting wisely and doing good.
Psalm 52:2
Like a sharpened razor,
your tongue devises destruction,
working treachery.
Psalm 59:7
Look, they spew from their mouths—
sharp words from their lips.
“For who,” they say, “will hear?”
Psalm 73:8
They mock, and they speak maliciously;
they arrogantly threaten oppression.
Matthew 12:34
Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.
Acts 20:30
And men will rise up from your own number with deviant doctrines to lure the disciples into following them.
1 Timothy 5:13
At the same time, they also learn to be idle, going from house to house; they are not only idle, but are also gossips and busybodies, saying things they shouldn’t say.
Titus 1:10
For there are also many rebellious people, full of empty talk and deception, especially those from Judaism.
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The tongue, a world of unrighteousness, is placed among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the whole body, sets the course of life on fire, and is set on fire by hell.

General references

Matthew 15:18
But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a man.

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