Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In speech
Therefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Life » Who keeps their life
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
natural Life » Preserved by discretion
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Speaking » Folly in
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
A fool's lips enter into contention, and his mouth calls for strokes. A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
For out of much preoccupation comes the dream, and the voice of the fool out of a multitude of words.
Because dreams abound, and vanities and the words are many, but fear thou God.
As thorns sunk into the hand of one who is drunk, so is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
The fool gives full rein to his spirit, but the wise man in the end will bring it into rest.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
The heart of him that has understanding seeks wisdom, but the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
For him that answers a word before he hears, it is folly and reproach unto him.
The sane man conceals his wisdom: but the heart of fools proclaims foolishness.
The tongue of the wise shall adorn wisdom, but the mouth of fools shall speak foolishness.
Wise men keep knowledge, but the mouth of the foolish is near unto calamity.
neither dishonest words nor foolishness nor low jesting, which are not convenient, but rather giving of thanks.
Like unto the way that the one who is lame walks, so is a proverb in the mouth of the fool.
In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride, but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
Shall vain words have an end? Or what is it that emboldens thee to answer? I also could speak as ye do. I wish your soul were in my soul's stead, that I could heap up words against you and shake my head at you.
Never answer a fool according to his folly lest thou also be like unto him.
Do not accuse a slave in the presence of his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness, and the end of his talk is mischievous madness. The fool multiplies words and says, Man cannot tell what shall be, and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
For he that desires to love life and see the good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil and his lips that they speak no guile;
Mem Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Speech/communication » Those that keep their tongue
In the multitude of words there is no lack of rebellion, but he that refrains his lips is wise.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Even a fool, when he is silent is counted wise, and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Speech/communication » Those that do not keep their tongue
If anyone among you thinks to be religious and does not bridle his tongue, but deceives his own heart, his religion is vain.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens his lips often shall have calamity.