Matthew 12:34
Luke 6:45
Matthew 23:33
Matthew 3:7
But when he saw many of the
Matthew 15:18
James 3:5-8
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!
1 Samuel 24:13
As the proverb of the ancients says, ‘Out of the wicked comes wickedness’; but my hand shall not be against you.
Isaiah 32:6
For the fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart (mind) plans wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the Lord,
To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied
And to deprive the thirsty of drink.
Luke 3:7
So he began saying to the crowds who were coming out to be baptized by him, “You brood of
Psalm 10:6-7
He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
Matthew 12:35
John 8:44
Ephesians 4:29
Do not let unwholesome [foul, profane, worthless, vulgar] words ever come out of your mouth, but only such speech as is good for building up others, according to the need and the occasion, so that it will be a blessing to those who hear [you speak].
Psalm 52:2-5
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
Psalm 53:1
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
Psalm 64:3
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Psalm 64:5
They encourage themselves in [their pursuit of] an evil agenda;
They talk of laying snares secretly;
They say, “Who will discover us?”
Psalm 120:2-4
Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
Psalm 140:2-3
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
Isaiah 59:4
No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
Isaiah 59:14
Justice is pushed back,
And righteous behavior stands far away;
For truth has fallen in the city square,
And
Jeremiah 7:2-5
“Stand in the gate of the Lord’s house and proclaim there this word and say, ‘Hear the word of the Lord, all you of Judah who enter by these gates to worship the Lord.’”
Romans 3:10-14
As it is written and forever remains written,
1 John 3:10
By this the children of God and the children of the devil are clearly identified: anyone who does not practice righteousness [who does not seek God’s will in thought, action, and purpose] is not of God, nor is the one who does not [unselfishly]
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He says to himself, “I will not be moved;
For throughout all generations I will not be in adversity [for nothing bad will happen to me].”
Your tongue devises destruction,
Like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
They are corrupt and evil, and have committed repulsive injustice;
There is no one who does good.
Who have sharpened their tongues like a sword.
They aim venomous words as arrows,
Rescue my soul, O Lord, from lying lips,
And from a deceitful tongue.
They devise evil things in their hearts;
They continually [gather together and] stir up wars.
For the fool speaks nonsense,
And his heart (mind) plans wickedness:
To practice ungodliness and to speak error concerning the Lord,
To keep the craving of the hungry unsatisfied
And to deprive the thirsty of drink.
No one sues righteously [but for the sake of doing injury to others—to take some undue advantage], and no one pleads [his case] in truth; [but rather]
They trust in empty arguments and speak lies;
They conceive trouble and bring forth injustice.
See [by comparison] how great a forest is set on fire by a small spark!