22 Bible Verses about Beware Of Your Speech
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Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.
Then they sent to him certain of the Pharisees and the Herodians, so that they might make use of his words to take him by a trick.
Then the Pharisees went and had a meeting to see how they might make use of his words to take him.
And watching him, for a chance to get something from his words which might be used against him.
And they were not able to get anything from these words before the people: but they were full of wonder at his answer, and said nothing.
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.
But when you are given up into their hands, do not be troubled about what to say or how to say it: for in that hour what you are to say will be given to you;
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.
But the things which come out of the mouth come from the heart; and they make a man unclean.
And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.
So, whatever you have said in the dark, will come to men's hearing in the light, and what you have said secretly inside the house, will be made public from the house-tops.
And they kept watch on him, and sent out secret representatives, who were acting the part of good men, in order that they might get something from his words, on account of which they might give him up to the government and into the power of the ruler.
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
You are taken as in a net by the words of your mouth, the sayings of your lips have overcome you.
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.
For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.
He said to him, By the words of your mouth you will be judged, you bad servant. You had knowledge that I am a hard man, taking up what I have not put down and getting in grain where I have not put seed;
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- Beware (57 instances)