23 Bible Verses about Beware Of Your Speech

even so the tongue is little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindleth,

and the tongue is fire, and a world of wickedness. So is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth afire all that we have of nature, and is itself set afire, even of hell.

But the tongue can no man tame. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

Death and life stand in the power of the tongue; he that loveth it, shall enjoy the fruit thereof.

And they sent unto him certain of the Pharisees with Herod's servants, to take him in his words.

Then went the Pharisees, and took counsel, how they might tangle him in his words.

Laying wait for him, and seeking to catch something of his mouth, whereby they might accuse him.

And they could not reprove his saying before the people. But they marveled at his answer, and held their peace.

He that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life; but whoso speaketh unadvised, findeth harm.

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth, and keep the door of my lips.

For lo, there is not a word in my tongue, but thou, O LORD, knowest it altogether.

But when they deliver you up, take no thought, how, or what ye shall speak: for it shall be given you even in that same hour, what ye shall say.

O generation of vipers, how can ye say well, when ye yourselves are evil? For of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaketh.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and they defile the man.

And it chanced, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, "Master, it is good being here for us. Let us make three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah." And wist not what he said.

For whatsoever ye have spoken in darkness: that same shall be heard in light. And that which ye have spoken in the ear, even in secret places, shall be preached even on the top of the houses.

And they watched him, and sent forth spies, which should feign themselves perfect, to take him in his words, and to deliver him unto the power, and authority of the deputy.

For in many things we sin all. If a man sin not in word, the same is a perfect man and able to tame all the body.

A fool's mouth is his own destruction, and his lips are the snare for his own soul.

yea, thou art bound with thine own words, and taken with thine own speech.

But I say unto you, that of every idle word, that men shall have spoken, they shall give accounts at the day of judgment.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified: and by thy words thou shalt be condemned."

And he said unto him, 'Of thine own mouth judge I thee, thou evil servant. Knowest thou that I am a strait man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow?