23 Bible Verses about Beware Of Your Speech

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.

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.

but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Then they sent some of the Pharisees and the Herodians to Him to trap Him by what He said.

Then the Pharisees went and plotted how to trap Him by what He said.

they were lying in wait for Him to trap Him in something He said.

They were not able to catch Him in what He said in public, and being amazed at His answer, they became silent.

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

Before a word is on my tongue,
You know all about it, Lord.

But when they hand you over, don’t worry about how or what you should speak. For you will be given what to say at that hour,

Brood of vipers! How can you speak good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks from the overflow of the heart.

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

As the two men were departing from Him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—not knowing what he said.

Therefore, whatever you have said in the dark will be heard in the light, and what you have whispered in an ear in private rooms will be proclaimed on the housetops.

They watched closely and sent spies who pretended to be righteous, so they could catch Him in what He said, to hand Him over to the governor’s rule and authority.

for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

you have been trapped by the words of your lips—
ensnared by the words of your mouth.

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.”

“He told him, ‘I will judge you by what you have said, you evil slave! If you knew I was a tough man, collecting what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow,