¹² Do you want to really live? Would you love to live a long, happy life? ¹³ Then make sure you don't speak evil words or use deceptive speech! ¹⁴ Turn away from evil and do what is right! Strive for peace and promote it!

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1 Peter 2:22

He committed no sin nor was deceit found in his mouth.

James 1:26

If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If someone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect individual, able to control the entire body as well.

Psalm 141:3

O Lord, place a guard on my mouth! Protect the opening of my lips!

Psalm 39:1

For the music director, Jeduthun; a psalm of David. I decided, "I will watch what I say and make sure I do not sin with my tongue. I will put a muzzle over my mouth while in the presence of an evil man."

Psalm 55:11

Disaster is within it; violence and deceit do not depart from its public square.

1 Peter 2:1

So get rid of all evil and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander.

Proverbs 12:7

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

Proverbs 12:19

The one who tells the truth will endure forever, but the one who lies will last only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

The Lord abhors a person who lies, but those who deal truthfully are his delight.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his words guards his life, but whoever is talkative will come to ruin.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love its use will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will perish.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his life from troubles.

Isaiah 63:8

He said, "Certainly they will be my people, children who are not disloyal." He became their deliverer.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

Colossians 3:9

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

James 1:19

Understand this, my dear brothers and sisters! Let every person be quick to listen, slow to speak, slow to anger.

James 3:5-10

So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.

Revelation 14:4-5

These are the ones who have not defiled themselves with women, for they are virgins. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed from humanity as firstfruits to God and to the Lamb,

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