Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If any man among you seems to be religious, and bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking deceit.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
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 lacks not sin: but he that refrains his lips is wise.
He that keeps his mouth keeps his life: but he that opens wide his lips shall have destruction.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Even a fool, when he holds his peace, is counted wise: and he that shuts his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Tongue » Restrained by wisdom
A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
He that has knowledge spares his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.
Trouble » Who keeps their soul from troubles
Whosoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.