¹² Who is someone who desires life, and loves many days, that he may see good? ¹³ Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies. ¹⁴ Depart from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it.

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1 Peter 2:22

who did not sin, "neither was deceit found in his mouth."

James 1:26

If anyone thinks himself to be religious while he does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man's religion is worthless.

James 3:2

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone does not stumble in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also.

Psalm 141:3

Set a watch, LORD, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

Psalm 39:1

I said, "I will watch my ways, so that I do not sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me."

Psalm 55:11

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies do not depart from her streets.

1 Peter 2:1

Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all deceit, and hypocrisy, and envy, and all slander,

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Proverbs 12:19

Truth's lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who do the truth are his delight.

Proverbs 13:3

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

Isaiah 63:8

For he said, "Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely:" so he was their Savior.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

James 3:5-10

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest.

Revelation 14:4-5

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