¹² Which of you wants a full life? Who would like to live long enough to enjoy good things? ¹³ Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴ Turn away from evil, and do good. Seek peace, and pursue it!

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Cross References

1 Peter 2:22

He committed no sin and deception was not found in him.

James 1:26

If any man thinks he is religious, while he does not control his tongue but deceives his heart, this man's religion is vain (worthless) (useless).

James 3:2

We all stumble in many things. If any do not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able to restrain (control) the whole body.

Psalm 141:3

O Jehovah, set a guard at my mouth. Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 39:1

([Psalm of David]) I said: I will guard my ways that I may not sin with my tongue. I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle while the wicked are in my presence.

Psalm 55:11

Destruction is everywhere. Oppression and fraud never leave the streets.

1 Peter 2:1

Put away all badness and all deception, hypocrisy, envy, and all evil talk.

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and are no more. The house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth will be established forever. A lying tongue is only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah. Those who deal truly are his delight.

Proverbs 13:3

He who keeps his mouth (watches what he says) keeps his life. He who opens wide his lips (speaks thoughtlessly) will have destruction.

Proverbs 18:21

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

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished and the liar will perish.

Proverbs 21:23

He who guards his mouth and holds his tongue stays out of trouble.

Isaiah 63:8

He said: They are my people, sons who will not lie to me. So he became their Savior.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man performs good things out of his good treasure. The evil man performs evil things out of his evil treasure.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, seeing that you got rid of the old self with its evil practices.

James 1:19

You know this, my beloved brothers. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger.

James 3:5-10

The tongue also is a little member. It boasts great things. Consider how great a forest fire a small fire kindles!

Revelation 14:4-5

These are they who were not defiled with women. They are virgins. These are they who follow the Lamb wherever he goes. These were redeemed (bought) from among mankind. They are the first fruits to God and to the Lamb.