Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Bible References

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Ephesians 5:3
But fornication and all uncleanness or covetousness, let it not be once named among you as becomes saints,
Psalm 5:9
For there is no uprightness in their mouth; their inward part is very wickedness; their throat is an open sepulchre; they flatter with their tongue.
Psalm 52:2
Thy tongue devises wickedness like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 73:7
Their eyes stand out with fatness; they easily obtain the desires of their heart.
Matthew 12:34
O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.
Romans 3:13
Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips,
1 Corinthians 15:32
If after the manner of men I have fought with beasts at Ephesus, what does it advantage me, if the dead do not rise? let us eat and drink; for tomorrow we die.
Colossians 3:8
But now put ye also off all these things: anger, wrath, malice, blasphemy, filthy communication out of your mouth.
Colossians 4:6
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
James 3:2
For we all offend in many things. If any man offends not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to govern the whole body with restraint.
2 Peter 2:18
For speaking arrogant words of vanity, they allure through the lusts of the flesh, through much wantonness, those that were clean escaped from those who converse in error,
Jude 1:13
raging waves of the sea, foaming out their own abominations; erratic stars, to whom is reserved gross darkness eternally.
Revelation 13:5
And there was given unto it a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and power was given unto it to continue forty and two months.

That which

Deuteronomy 6:6
And these words, which I command thee this day, shall be upon thy heart,
Psalm 37:30
Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.
Psalm 45:2
Thou art fairer than the sons of men, grace is poured into thy lips; therefore God has blessed thee for ever.
Psalm 71:17
O God, thou hast taught me from my youth and until now; I shall manifest thy wondrous works.
Psalm 78:4
We will not hide them from their sons, showing to the generation to come the praises of the LORD and his strength and his wonderful works that he has done.
Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the just shall bring forth wisdom, but the perverse tongue shall be cut out.
Proverbs 12:13
The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips, but the just shall come out of the tribulation.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise in heart is called a man of understanding; and the sweetness of the lips shall increase doctrine.
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold inscribed with silver.
Isaiah 50:4
The Lord GOD has given me the tongue of the wise that I should know how to speak a word in season to him that is weary; he wakes up early, early shall he awaken my ear, that I might hear, as the wise.
Malachi 3:16
Then those that feared the LORD spoke one to another, and the LORD hearkened and heard it, and a book of remembrance was written before him for those that feared the LORD and for those that think in his name.
Luke 4:22
And all bore him witness and marvelled at the words of grace which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph's son?
1 Corinthians 14:19
yet in the congregation I would rather speak five words with my understanding, that I might teach others also, than ten thousand words in an unknown tongue.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of the Christ dwell in you in abundance in all wisdom, teaching you and exhorting you one to another with psalms and hymns and spiritual songs, with grace singing in your hearts unto the Lord.
Colossians 4:6
Let your word be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer each one.
1 Thessalonians 5:11
Therefore comfort and edify one another, even as ye do.

To the use of edifying

Ephesians 4:12
for the perfecting of the saints in the work of the ministry, unto the edifying of the body of the Christ

Minister

Matthew 5:16
Let your light so shine before men that they may see your good works and glorify your Father who is in the heavens.
1 Peter 2:12
and have your honest conversation among the Gentiles, so that, in that which they murmur about you as of evildoers, having witnessed your good works, they may glorify God in the day of visitation.
1 Peter 3:1
Likewise, ye wives, be in subjection to your own husbands, so that also those who do not obey the Word, may be won without a word by the conversation of their wives,

General references

Psalm 37:30
Pe The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom, and his tongue brings forth judgment.