Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Bible References
Keep
Psalm 39:1
For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Davidic psalm.I said, “I will guard my ways
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
so that I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth with a muzzle
as long as the wicked are in my presence.”
Proverbs 18:21 Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Matthew 12:35 A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.
James 1:19
My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
James 3:2
for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body.
Speaking
Psalm 55:11 destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.
Proverbs 12:7 The wicked are overthrown and perish,
but the house of the righteous will stand.
but the house of the righteous will stand.
Proverbs 19:9 A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.
and one who utters lies perishes.
Isaiah 63:8 He said, “They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,”
and He became their Savior.
children who will not be disloyal,”
and He became their Savior.
Colossians 3:9
Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices
1 Peter 2:1
So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.
Revelation 14:4
These are the ones not defiled with women, for they have kept their virginity. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. They were redeemed from the human race as the firstfruits for God and the Lamb.