Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
A naughty person, a wicked man, walketh with a froward mouth.
Naughty
General references
Bible References
Naughty
James 1:21
Therefore, you should put away [from you] all moral filth and overflowing wickedness and humbly receive the word [of God], planted within you [by the Holy Spirit. See John 16:8], which is capable of saving your souls.
Walketh
Matthew 12:34
You children of snakes! Since you are evil, how do you expect to speak good things? For the mouth speaks what the heart is filled with.
Acts 20:30
[Indeed, even] from among your own selves [i.e., the body of elders there in Ephesus] some men will arise and, by speaking false things, they will lead away the disciples, [influencing them] to follow them.
1 Timothy 5:13
And on top of that, they learn to be idle, going around from house to house; and not only idle, but also gossips and busybodies, talking about things they should not be.
Titus 1:10
For there are many rebellious people, especially among the circumcision [i.e., the Jews], whose talk is useless and who deceive people.
James 3:6
And the tongue is [like] a fire [i.e., like that spark]. [For] the tongue, as a part of the body, is [like] the world of evil. It corrupts the entire life [of a person] and inflames the course of nature itself [i.e., it affects a person throughout his whole earthly existence], and is ignited by hell itself [i.e., the evil produced by the fiery tongue has hell as its source and destiny].
General references
Matthew 15:18
But the things that come out of a person's mouth come from his heart. These are what [spiritually] corrupt a person.