Verses
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- Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
- If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
- Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
- Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
- He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
- Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand.
- A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
- A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
- The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.