Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Bible References
Keep
Psalm 39:1
To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit of it.
Matthew 12:35
A good man, out of the good treasure of the heart, bringeth forth good things: and an evil man, out of the evil treasure, bringeth forth evil things.
James 1:19
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
James 3:2
For in many things we all offend. If any man offendeth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body.
Speaking
Psalm 55:11
Wickedness is in the midst of it: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.
Proverbs 12:7
The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
Proverbs 19:9
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaketh lies shall perish.
Isaiah 63:8
For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Savior.
Colossians 3:9
Lie not one to another, seeing ye have put off the old man with his deeds;
1 Peter 2:1
Wherefore, laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil-speakings,
Revelation 14:4
These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were redeemed from among men, being the first-fruits to God and to the Lamb.