Thematic Bible
Thematic Bible
Evil » Speech evil speaking » The tongue to be restrained
If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
Verse Concepts
For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Verse Concepts
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.
Evil » Not speaking evil
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor [perpetual animosity, resentment, strife, fault-finding] and slander be put away from you, along with every kind of malice [all spitefulness, verbal abuse, malevolence].
Verse Concepts
Remind people to be submissive to [their] magistrates and authorities, to be obedient, to be prepared and willing to do any upright and honorable work, To slander or abuse or speak evil of no one, to avoid being contentious, to be forbearing (yielding, gentle, and conciliatory), and to show unqualified courtesy toward everybody.
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Guile » Abstaining from guile
So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech;
Verse Concepts
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Sincerity » Exhortations to
Therefore, let us celebrate the feast, not with old leaven, nor with leaven of vice and malice and wickedness, but with the unleavened bread of sincerity and [untainted] truth.
Verse Concepts
So put aside every trace of malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander and hateful speech;
Verse Concepts
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Slander » Saints » Should keep their tongue from
For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Verse Concepts
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Slander » Saints should keep their tongues from
For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Verse Concepts
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
Social duties » Of home-keeping » Of restraining the tongue
If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
Verse Concepts
For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Verse Concepts
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.
Speaking, evil » The tongue to be restrained
If anyone thinks himself to be religious [scrupulously observant of the rituals of his faith], and does not control his tongue but deludes his own heart, this person’s religion is worthless (futile, barren).
Verse Concepts
For,“The one who wants to enjoy life and see good days [good—whether apparent or not],
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Verse Concepts
Must keep his tongue free from evil and his lips from speaking guile (treachery, deceit).
Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
The one who guards his mouth [thinking before he speaks] protects his life;
The one who opens his lips wide [and chatters without thinking] comes to ruin.
He who guards his mouth and his tongue
Guards himself from troubles.