The Tongue

Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.

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.

…but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.

If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.