James 3:6

Restraining The Tongue

⁵ even so the tongue is little member and boasteth great things. Behold how great a thing a little fire kindleth, ⁶ 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. ⁷ All the natures of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and things of the sea, are meeked and tamed of the nature of man.

Members of the Body

Set on Fire

Tongue is a Fire

Valley of Hinnom

Whole Earth

Fire Of Hell

Gehenna

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly person stirreth up evil; and in his lips he is as a hot burning fire.

Genesis 3:4-6

Then said the serpent unto the woman, "Tush, ye shall not die:

Leviticus 24:11

And the Israelitish woman's son blasphemed the name and cursed, and they brought him unto Moses. And his mother's name was Shelomith, the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan.

Numbers 25:2

which called the people unto the sacrifice of their gods. And the people ate, and worshipped their gods,

Numbers 31:16

Behold, these caused the children of Israel, through Balaam, to commit trespass against the LORD by the reason of Peor: and there followed a plague among the congregation of the LORD.

Judges 12:4-6

And Jephthah gathered together all the men of Gilead, and fought with the Ephraimites. And the men of Gilead smote the Ephraimites, because they said, "Ye Gileadites are but renegades of Ephraim among the Ephraimites and the Manassites!"

Judges 16:15-20

Then she said unto him, "How canst thou say that thou lovest me, when thine heart is not with me? For thou hast mocked me this three times, and hast not told wherein thy great strength lieth."

1 Samuel 22:9-17

Then answered Doeg the Edomite, which had the oversight of the servants of Saul, and said, "I saw the son of Jesse, when he came to Nob, to Ahimelech the son of Ahitub,

2 Samuel 13:26-29

Then said Absalom, "Then let my brother Amnon go with us." And the king answered, "What needeth it that he go with thee?"

2 Samuel 15:2-6

And thereto he used to rise up early in the mornings and to stand by the wayside that led to the gate of the city. And all the men of Israel that had complaints and came to the king for judgment, he called unto him, and said, "Of what city art thou?" And when the other answered, "thy servant is of such a tribe of Israel,"

2 Samuel 16:20-2

Then spake Absalom to Ahithophel, "Give counsel what is best for us to do."

2 Samuel 19:43-1

And the men of Israel answered the men of Judah and said, "We have ten parts in the king, and have thereto more right to David than ye. Why then did ye despise us, that our advice had not been first had in restoring our king again?" And the words of the men of Judah were fiercer than the words of the men of Israel.

1 Kings 21:5-15

And then Jezebel his wife came to him, and said unto him, "Why art thou so froward, that thou eatest no meat?"

2 Chronicles 10:13-16

the king answered them cruelly: for king Rehoboam left the counsel of the aged men,

2 Chronicles 13:17

And Abijah and his people slew a great slaughter of them: so that there were stricken down dead of Israel five hundred thousand chosen men.

Psalm 64:3

who have whet their tongue like a sword, and shoot out their arrows, even bitter words,

Psalm 120:2-3

Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue!

Psalm 140:3

They sharpen their tongues like a serpent; adders' poison is under their lips. Selah.

Proverbs 1:10-14

My son, consent not unto sinners,

Proverbs 6:19

a false witness that bringeth up lies, and such one as soweth discord among brethren.

Proverbs 7:5

That she may keep thee from the strange woman, and from the harlot which giveth sweet words.

Proverbs 7:21-23

Thus with many sweet words she overcame him, and with her flattering lips she enticed him

Proverbs 15:1

A soft answer putteth down displeasure, but froward words provoke anger.

Proverbs 26:20-21

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out; and where the backbiter is taken away, there the strife ceaseth.

Isaiah 30:27

Behold, the glory of the LORD shall come from far, his face shall burn, that no man shall be able to abide it, his lips shall wag for very indignation, and his tongue shall be as a consuming fire.

Jeremiah 20:10

For why? I heard so many derisions and blasphemies, yea even of my own companions, and such as were conversant with me: which went about, to make me afraid, saying, "Upon him; let us go upon him, to fear him, and make him hold his tongue: that we may overcome him, and be avenged of him."

Jeremiah 28:16

And therefore thus sayeth the LORD: behold, I will send thee out of the land, and within a year thou shalt die because thou hast falsely spoken against the LORD."

Matthew 5:22

But I say unto you, Whosoever is angry with his brother shall be in danger of judgment: whosoever sayeth unto his brother, 'Raca,' shall be in danger of a council: but whosoever sayeth, 'Thou fool,' shall be in danger of hell fire.

Matthew 12:24

But when the Pharisees heard that, they said, "This fellow driveth the devils no other wise out, but by the help of Beelzebub the chief of the devils."

Matthew 12:32-36

And whosoever speaketh a word against the son of man, it shall be forgiven him: but whosoever speaketh against the holy ghost, it shall not be forgiven him: no, neither in this world, neither in the world to come.

Matthew 15:11-20

That which goeth into the mouth, defileth not the man: but that which cometh out of the mouth, defileth the man."

Mark 7:15

There is nothing without a man that can defile him when it entereth into him, but those things which proceed out of him are those which defile the man.

Mark 7:20-22

And he said, "That defileth a man which cometh out of a man.

Mark 14:55-57

And the high priests and all the council sought for witness against Jesus, to put him to death; And they found none.

Luke 16:24

And he cried and said, 'Father Abraham, have mercy on me, and send Lazarus, that he may dip the tip of his finger in water, and cool my tongue, for I am tormented in this flame.'

Acts 5:3

Then said Peter, "Ananias how is it that Satan hath filled thine heart, that thou shouldest lie unto the holy ghost, and keep away part of the price of the livelihood:

Acts 6:13

and brought forth false witnesses which said, "This man ceaseth not to speak blasphemous words against this holy place and the law,

Acts 20:30

Moreover, of your own selves shall men arise speaking perverse things, to draw disciples after them.

Romans 3:13-14

"Their throat is an open sepulchre, with their tongues they have deceived." "The poison of Asps is under their lips."

Romans 16:17-18

I beseech you, brethren: mark them which cause division, and give occasions of evil contrary to the doctrine which ye have learned; and avoid them.

2 Corinthians 11:13-15

For these false apostles are deceitful workers, and fashion themselves like unto the apostles of Christ.

Ephesians 5:3-4

So that fornication, and all uncleanness or covetousness, be not once named among you, as it becometh saints:

Colossians 3:8-9

But now put ye also away from you all things; wrath, fierceness, maliciousness, cursed speaking, filthy speaking out of your mouths.

2 Thessalonians 2:9-12

even him whose coming is by the working of Satan, with all lying power, signs, and wonders:

Titus 1:11

whose mouths must be stopped, which pervert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, because of filthy lucre.

James 2:7

Do not they speak evil of that good name after which ye be named?

2 Peter 2:1-2

There were false prophets among the people, even as there shall be false teachers among you: which privily shall bring in damnable sects, even denying the Lord that hath bought them, and bring upon themselves swift damnation.

2 Peter 3:3

This first understand: that there shall come in the last days mockers, which will walk after their own lusts

3 John 1:10

wherefore if I come I will declare his deeds which he doeth, jesting on us with malicious words, neither is therewith content. Not only he himself receiveth not the brethren: but also he forbiddeth them that would, and thrusteth them out of the congregation.

Jude 1:8-10

Likewise these dreamers defile the flesh, despise rulers, and speak evil of them that are in authority.

Jude 1:15-18

to give judgment against all men, and to rebuke all that are ungodly among them, of all their ungodly deeds, which they have ungodly committed, and of all their cruel speakings, which ungodly sinners have spoken against him."

Revelation 2:14-15

But I have a few things against thee: that thou hast, there, they that maintain the doctrine of Balaam, which taught in Balak to put occasion of sin before the children of Israel, that they should eat of meat dedicated unto idols, and to commit fornication.

Revelation 12:9

And the great dragon, that old serpent called the devil and Satan; Was cast out. Which deceiveth all the world. And he was cast into the earth, and his angels were cast out also.

Revelation 13:1-5

And I stood on the sea sand. And I saw a beast rise out of the sea, having seven heads, and ten horns, and upon his horns ten crowns, and upon his head, the name of blasphemy.

Revelation 13:14

And deceived them that dwelt on the earth, by the means of those signs which he had power to do in the sight of the beast, saying to them that dwelt on the earth: that they should make an image unto the beast, which had the wound of a sword, and did live.

Revelation 18:23

and the voice of the bridegroom and of the bride, shall be heard no more in thee: for thy merchants were the great men of the earth. And with thine enchantment were deceived all nations:

Revelation 19:20

And the beast was taken, and with him that false prophet that wrought miracles before him, with which he deceived them that received the beast's mark, and them that worshipped his image. These both were cast into a pond of fire burning with brimstone:

Deuteronomy 13:6

If thy brother, the son of thy mother, or thine own son or thy daughter or the wife that lieth in thy bosom or thy friend which is as thine own soul unto thee, entice thee secretly, saying, 'Let us go and serve strange gods which thou hast not known nor yet thy fathers,