¹² What man is he that desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? ¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit. ¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good; seek peace, and pursue it.

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1 Peter 2:22

Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

James 1:26

If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

James 3:2

For in many things we all offend. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Psalm 141:3

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 39:1

[To the Chief Musician. 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 are before me.

Psalm 55:11

Wickedness is in the midst thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streets.

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speaking,

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established forever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are abomination to the LORD: but they that deal truly are his delight.

Proverbs 13:3

He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished, and he that speaks lies shall perish.

Proverbs 21:23

Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Isaiah 63:8

For he said, Surely they are my people, children that will not lie: so he was their Savior.

Matthew 12:35-37

A good man out of the good treasure of the heart brings forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.

Colossians 3:9

Lie not one to another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his deeds;

James 1:19

Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:

James 3:5-10

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how great a forest a little fire kindles!

Revelation 14:4-5

These are they who were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from among men, being the first fruits unto God and to the Lamb.