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Proverbs
10:19 -
In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
Proverbs
13:3 -
He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
Proverbs
17:28 -
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
Proverbs
21:23 -
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs
29:20 -
Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
Ecclesiastes
5:2 -
Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.
Psalms
39:1 -
To the chief Musician, even to Jeduthun, A Psalm of David. I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
James
1:19 -
Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
Proverbs
15:28 -
The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
Proverbs
18:7 -
A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
Proverbs
11:12 -
He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
Proverbs
17:27 -
He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
Proverbs
29:11 -
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
James
3:8 -
But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
James
3:9 -
Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
Proverbs
16:23 -
The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
Proverbs
25:28 -
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.
Proverbs
10:32 -
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
Matthew
12:36 -
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
Proverbs
21:23 -
Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
Proverbs
29:11 -
A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
Ecclesiastes
3:7 -
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
James
1:26 -
If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.
Proverbs
12:18 -
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
Proverbs
10:11 -
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Ecclesiastes
5:3 -
For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool's voice is known by multitude of words.
