James 1:26

For it isn’t the hearers of the law who are righteous before God, but the doers of the law will be justified

He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue; those who love it will eat its fruit.

“You are the salt of the earth, but if the salt has lost its flavor, with what will it be salted? It is then good for nothing, but to be cast out and trodden under the feet of men.

“Enter in by the narrow gate; for wide is the gate and broad is the way that leads to destruction, and many are those who enter in by it.

If you know these things, blessed are you if you do them.

He who is slow to anger has great understanding, but he who has a quick temper displays folly.

The lips of the wise spread knowledge; not so with the heart of fools.

He who answers before he hears, that is folly and shame to him.

The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings out that which is good, and the evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart brings out that which is evil, for out of the abundance of the heart, his mouth speaks.

To him therefore who knows to do good, and doesn’t do it, to him it is sin.

This is how we know that we know him: if we keep his commandments.

One who is slow to anger is better than the mighty; one who rules his spirit, than he who takes a city.

Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter into the Kingdom of Heaven; but he who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.

An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written in it; for then you shall make your way prosperous, and then you shall have good success.

Set a watch, Yahweh, before my mouth. Keep the door of my lips.

For whoever does the will of my Father who is in heaven, he is my brother, and sister, and mother.”

Therefore exhort one another, and build each other up, even as you also do.

Every way of a man is right in his own eyes, but Yahweh weighs the hearts.

“Be angry, and don’t sin.” Don’t let the sun go down on your wrath,

For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

Don’t be hasty in your spirit to be angry, for anger rests in the bosom of fools.

Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

For, “He who would love life and see good days, let him keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.

Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from speaking lies.

Don’t be rash with your mouth, and don’t let your heart be hasty to utter anything before God; for God is in heaven, and you on earth. Therefore let your words be few.

Even so, let your light shine before men; that they may see your good works, and glorify your Father who is in heaven.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

But he said, “On the contrary, blessed are those who hear the word of God, and keep it.”

For I say through the grace that was given me, to every man who is among you, not to think of himself more highly than he ought to think; but to think reasonably, as God has apportioned to each person a measure of faith.

A wrathful man stirs up contention, but one who is slow to anger appeases strife.

The beginning of strife is like breaching a dam, therefore stop contention before quarreling breaks out.

For whoever has, to him will be given, and he will have abundance, but whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he has.

For as the body apart from the spirit is dead, even so faith apart from works is dead.

A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

A whip is for the horse, a bridle for the donkey, and a rod for the back of fools!

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity, than he who is perverse in his ways, and he is rich.

‘Why have we fasted,’ they say, ‘and you don’t see? Why have we afflicted our soul, and you don’t notice?’ “Behold, in the day of your fast you find pleasure, and oppress all your laborers.

Don’t trust in a neighbor. Don’t put confidence in a friend. With the woman lying in your embrace, be careful of the words of your mouth!

See then the goodness and severity of God. Toward those who fell, severity; but toward you, goodness, if you continue in his goodness; otherwise you also will be cut off.

giving thanks always concerning all things in the name of our Lord Jesus Christ, to God, even the Father;

who didn’t sin, “neither was deceit found in his mouth.”

“Behold, I come quickly. Blessed is he who keeps the words of the prophecy of this book.”

and my heart has been secretly enticed, and my hand threw a kiss from my mouth,

Put away from yourself a perverse mouth. Put corrupt lips far from you.

He who is quick to become angry will commit folly, and a crafty man is hated.

The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

The discretion of a man makes him slow to anger. It is his glory to overlook an offense.

Like a city that is broken down and without walls is a man whose spirit is without restraint.

I have become foolish in boasting. You compelled me, for I ought to have been commended by you, for I am in no way inferior to the very best apostles, though I am nothing.

Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

But be doers of the word, and not only hearers, deluding your own selves.

having good behavior among the nations, so in that of which they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they see, glorify God in the day of visitation.

The mouth of the righteous produces wisdom, but the perverse tongue will be cut off.

Better is the poor who walks in his integrity than he who is perverse in his lips and is a fool.

Be careful therefore how you hear. For whoever has, to him will be given; and whoever doesn’t have, from him will be taken away even that which he thinks he has.”

Don’t be deceived. God is not mocked, for whatever a man sows, that he will also reap.

nor filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not appropriate, but rather giving of thanks.

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

Be careful, lest your heart be deceived, and you turn away to serve other gods and worship them;

In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of fools gush out folly.

Whoever guards his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

For if a man thinks himself to be something when he is nothing, he deceives himself.

So, then, my beloved brothers, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, and slow to anger;

Indeed, we put bits into the horses’ mouths so that they may obey us, and we guide their whole body.

If anyone speaks, let it be as it were the very words of God. If anyone serves, let it be as of the strength which God supplies, that in all things God may be glorified through Jesus Christ, to whom belong the glory and the dominion forever and ever. Amen.

For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

That you turn your spirit against God, and let such words go out of your mouth?

For he has untied his cord, and afflicted me; and they have thrown off restraint before me.

Don’t be like the horse, or like the mule, which have no understanding, who are controlled by bit and bridle, or else they will not come near to you.

I said, “I will watch my ways, so that I don’t sin with my tongue. I will keep my mouth with a bridle while the wicked is before me.”

For there is not a word on my tongue, but, behold, Yahweh, you know it altogether.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

Inspired judgments are on the lips of the king. He shall not betray his mouth.

There is a way which seems right to a man, but in the end it leads to death.

There are those who covet greedily all day long; but the righteous give and don’t withhold.

Don’t allow your mouth to lead you into sin. Don’t protest before the messenger that this was a mistake. Why should God be angry at your voice, and destroy the work of your hands?

Bring no more vain offerings. Incense is an abomination to me. New moons, Sabbaths, and convocations: I can’t stand evil assemblies.

He feeds on ashes. A deceived heart has turned him aside; and he can’t deliver his soul, nor say, “Isn’t there a lie in my right hand?”

You have said, ‘It is vain to serve God;’ and ‘What profit is it that we have followed his instructions, and that we have walked mournfully before Yahweh of Armies?

And in vain do they worship me, teaching as doctrine rules made by men.’ ”

But they worship me in vain, teaching as doctrines the commandments of men.’

for sin, finding occasion through the commandment, deceived me, and through it killed me.

Let no one deceive himself. If anyone thinks that he is wise among you in this world, let him become a fool, that he may become wise.

by which also you are saved, if you hold firmly the word which I preached to you—unless you believed in vain.

If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.

Yes, we are also found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised.

But from those who were reputed to be important—whatever they were, it makes no difference to me; God doesn’t show partiality to man—they, I say, who were respected imparted nothing to me,

For there are also many unruly men, vain talkers and deceivers, especially those of the circumcision,

For we were also once foolish, disobedient, deceived, serving various lusts and pleasures, living in malice and envy, hateful, and hating one another.

But do you want to know, vain man, that faith apart from works is dead?

If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us.

Did you suffer so many things in vain, if it is indeed in vain?

that you put away, as concerning your former way of life, the old man that grows corrupt after the lusts of deceit,