Psalm 34:13

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

¹² Who is the man who delights in life,
loving a long life to enjoy what is good?
¹³ Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.
¹⁴ Turn away from evil and do what is good;
seek peace and pursue it.

Make Sure

No

1 Peter 2:22

He did not commit sin,
and no deceit was found in His mouth;

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

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.

Psalm 141:3

Lord, set up a guard for my mouth;
keep watch at the door of my lips.

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.”

Psalm 55:11

destruction is inside it;
oppression and deceit never leave its marketplace.

1 Peter 2:1

So rid yourselves of all malice, all deceit, hypocrisy, envy, and all slander.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and perish,
but the house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips endure forever,
but a lying tongue, only a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are detestable to the Lord,
but faithful people are His delight.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 18:21

Life and death are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
and one who utters lies perishes.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

Isaiah 63:8

He said, “They are indeed My people,
children who will not be disloyal,”
and He became their Savior.

Matthew 12:35-37

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you have put off the old self with its practices

James 1:19

My dearly loved brothers, understand this: Everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

James 3:5-10

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.

Revelation 14:4-5

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.