Matthew 12:36-37
And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account concerning it in the day of judgment;
James 1:26
If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
James 3:2-12
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.
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He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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General references
Matthew 12:36
And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account concerning it in the day of judgment;
James 1:26
If anyone thinks that he is religious, while he bridles not his own tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
James 3:2
For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.