Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
Bible References
Death
Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
Romans 10:14
But how shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? And how shall they believe in him, of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher?
2 Corinthians 2:16
To these an odour of death unto death, but to those an odour of life unto life. And who is sufficient for these things?
2 Corinthians 11:15
Therefore it is no great thing, if his ministers also be transformed as the ministers of righteousness; whose ends shall be according to their works.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt discourse proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good, to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace to the hearers.
Colossians 4:6
Let your speech be always with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every one.
Titus 1:10
For there are many unruly vain-talkers and deceivers, especially they of the circumcision,
James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: it is the tongue among the members which defileth the whole body and setteth on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire of hell.
2 Peter 2:18
For by speaking swelling words of vanity, they allure thro' the desire of the flesh, thro' wantonness, those that were clean escaped from them that live in error.