Thematic Bible
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Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.
For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.
Heedfulness » Necessary » In speech
Wherefore, my dearly beloved brethren, let every man be quick to hear, slow to speak, slow to anger:
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
Life » Who keeps their life
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
natural Life » Preserved by discretion
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.
For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.
Speaking » Folly in
And I say to you, That every idle word which men speak, they shill return word for it in the day of judgment. For by thy words shalt thou be justified, and by thy words shalt thou be condemned.
The lips of the foolish one will come into contention, and his mouth will call for blows. The mouth of the foolish is destruction to him, and his lips the snare of his soul.
For the dream came in the multitude of labor; and the voice of the foolish one in the multitude of words.
For in the multitude of dreams, and vanities, and many words: but fear thou God.
The foolish one will bring forth all his spirit; and the wise one will restrain it back.
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
Thou sawest a man hasty in his words: hope to the foolish one more than to him.
The heart of him understanding will seek knowledge: and the face of the foolish will feed folly.
He turning back the word before he shall hear it, is folly and shame to him.
A prudent man covered knowledge: and the heart of the foolish will meet folly.
The tongue of the wise will make knowledge good: and the mouth of the foolish will gush forth folly.
The wise shall hide knowledge: and the mouth of the foolish drew near destruction.
And obscenity, and silly discourse, or wit, which things concern not; but rather thankfulness.
In the month of the foolish one a rod of pride: and the lips of the wise shall watch them.
Was there an end to words of wind? or what will provoke thee that thou wilt answer? Also I will speak as you: if it is your soul instead of my soul, I will join together with words against you, and shake my head against you upon it
Thou shalt not answer the foolish according to his folly lest thou shalt be like to him.
Thou shalt not slander the servant to his lord lest he shall curse thee, and thou wert guilty.
The beginning of the words of his mouth, folly: and the latter state of his mouth the folly of evil. And the foolish one will multiply words: man shall not know what shall be; and what shall be after him, who shall announce to him?
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.
For he wishing to love life, and to see good days, let him cause his tongue to cease from evil, and his lips from speaking deceit:
Watch thy tongue from evil; and thy lips from speaking deceit
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.
Speech/communication » Those that keep their tongue
In the multitude of words transgression shall not cease: and he withholding his lips is prudent
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.
He watching his mouth and his tongue watches his soul from straits.
Also the foolish one being silent shall be thought wise: and he shutting his lips, understanding.
Speech/communication » Those that do not keep their tongue
If any among you seem to be religious, bridling not his tongue, but deceiving his heart, the religion of this one vain.
He guarding his mouth, watched his soul: he opening wide his lips, destruction to him.