23 Bible Verses about Beware Of Your Speech

In the same sense, the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.

See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!

And the tongue is [in a sense] a fire, the very world of injustice and unrighteousness; the tongue is set among our members as that which contaminates the entire body, and sets on fire the course of our life [the cycle of man’s existence], and is itself set on fire by hell (Gehenna).

But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and Herodians to Jesus in order to trap Him into making a statement [that they could use against Him].

Then the Pharisees went and conspired together plotting how to trap Him by [distorting] what He said.

plotting against Him to catch Him in something He might say.

They were not able to seize on anything He said in the presence of the people; and being unnerved at His reply, they were silent.

The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips [to keep me from speaking thoughtlessly].

Even before there is a word on my tongue [still unspoken],
Behold, O Lord, You know it all.

But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for what you are to say will be given you within that [very] hour;

You brood of vipers, how can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.

But whatever [word] comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this is what defiles and dishonors the man.

And as these [men, Moses and Elijah] were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is delightful and good for us to be here; we should make three [sacred] tents; one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not realizing what he was saying.

For that reason, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered behind closed doors will be proclaimed on the housetops.

So they watched [for a chance to trap] Him. They sent spies who pretended to be upright and sincere, in order that they might catch Him in some statement [that they could distort and use against Him], so that they could turn Him over to the control and authority of [Pilate] the governor.

For we all stumble and sin in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says [never saying the wrong thing], he is a perfect man [fully developed in character, without serious flaws], able to bridle his whole body and rein in his entire nature [taming his human faults and weaknesses].

A fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

If you have been snared with the words of your lips,
If you have been trapped by the speech of your mouth,

But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.

For by your words [reflecting your spiritual condition] you will be justified and acquitted of the guilt of sin; and by your words [rejecting Me] you will be condemned and sentenced.”

He said to the servant, ‘I will judge and condemn you by your own words, you worthless servant! Did you [really] know that I was a stern man, picking up what I did not lay down and reaping what I did not sow?