17 Bible Verses about Beware Of Your Speech

So also the tongue is a little member, and boasts great things. Behold, how small a fire kindles how great a forest!

And the tongue is a fire, the world of iniquity! the tongue is placed among our members, as that which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of life, and is set on fire by Hell.

but the tongue no man can tame; a restless evil, full of deadly poison!

And they send to Him some of the Pharisees and of the Herodians, that they may entrap Him in speech.

Then the Pharisees, going, took counsel how they might ensnare Him in speech.

lying in wait for Him, to catch something out of His mouth.

And they were not able to lay hold of any saying of His before the people; and, marvelling at His answer, they were silent.

And, when they deliver you up, be not anxious how or what ye shall speak; for it shall be given you in that hour what to speak;

"Broods of vipers! how can ye speak good things, being yourselves evil? For, out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

But the things that proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and these defile the man.

And it came to pass, as they were parting from Him, that Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here; and let us make three tents; one for Thee, one for Moses, and one for Elijah;" not knowing what he was saying.

Wherefore, whatsoever ye said in the darkness shall be heard in the light; and what ye spake in the ear in the inner chambers shall be proclaimed upon the housetops.

And, watching Him, they sent forth spies, feigning themselves to be righteous, that they might take hold of His speech, so as to deliver Him up to the rule and the authority of the governor.

For in many things we all stumble. If anyone stumbles not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to restrain also the whole body.

And I say to you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account concerning it in the day of judgment;

for by your words you shall be justified, and by your words you shall be condemned."

He says to him, 'Out of your own mouth will I judge you, O evil servant! You knew that I am a harsh man, taking up what I did not lay down, and reaping where I did not sow;