Job 29:9

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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 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.

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.

Look at me, and be astonished. Lay your hand on your mouth.

Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Micah said to him, “Dwell with me, and be to me a father and a priest, and I will give you ten pieces of silver per year, a suit of clothing, and your food.” So the Levite went in.

I have proclaimed glad news of righteousness in the great assembly. Behold, I will not seal my lips, Yahweh, you know.

A fool shows his annoyance the same day, but one who overlooks an insult is prudent.

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

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

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.

Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, outcry, and slander be put away from you, with all malice.

And let the peace of God rule in your hearts, to which also you were called in one body, and be thankful.

She was in bitterness of soul, and prayed to Yahweh, weeping bitterly.

“My soul is weary of my life. I will give free course to my complaint. I will speak in the bitterness of my soul.

Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.”

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.”

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

For as a dream comes with a multitude of cares, so a fool’s speech with a multitude of words.

The nations will see and be ashamed of all their might. They will lay their hand on their mouth. Their ears will be deaf.

Yahweh is slow to anger, and great in power, and will by no means leave the guilty unpunished. Yahweh has his way in the whirlwind and in the storm, and the clouds are the dust of his feet.

But I tell you that everyone who is angry with his brother without a cause will be in danger of the judgment. Whoever says to his brother, ‘Raca!’ will be in danger of the council. Whoever says, ‘You fool!’ will be in danger of the fire of Gehenna.

Abraham answered, “See now, I have taken it on myself to speak to the Lord, although I am dust and ashes.

I am not worthy of the least of all the loving kindnesses, and of all the truth, which you have shown to your servant; for with just my staff I crossed over this Jordan; and now I have become two companies.

Aaron said to Moses, “Oh, my lord, please don’t count this sin against us, in which we have done foolishly, and in which we have sinned.

whatever prayer and supplication is made by any man, or by all your people Israel, who shall each know the plague of his own heart, and spread out his hands toward this house,

and I said, “My God, I am ashamed and blush to lift up my face to you, my God; for our iniquities have increased over our head, and our guiltiness has grown up to the heavens.

“Shouldn’t the multitude of words be answered? Should a man full of talk be justified?

Oh that you would be completely silent! Then you would be wise.

“Be silent! Leave me alone, that I may speak. Let come on me what will.

Another dies in bitterness of soul, and never tastes of good.

“Behold, I am of small account. What will I answer you? I lay my hand on my mouth.

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

“If you have done foolishly in lifting up yourself, or if you have thought evil, put your hand over your mouth.

Guard your steps when you go to God’s house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don’t know that they do evil.

Then I said, “Woe is me! For I am undone, because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell among a people of unclean lips: for my eyes have seen the King, Yahweh of Armies!”

What will I say? He has both spoken to me, and himself has done it. I will walk carefully all my years because of the anguish of my soul.

Let him put his mouth in the dust, if it is so that there may be hope.

Therefore I sent to you at once, and it was good of you to come. Now therefore we are all here present in the sight of God to hear all things that have been commanded you by God.”

Now these were more noble than those in Thessalonica, in that they received the word with all readiness of mind, examining the Scriptures daily to see whether these things were so.

For I know nothing against myself. Yet I am not justified by this, but he who judges me is the Lord.

doesn’t behave itself inappropriately, doesn’t seek its own way, is not provoked, takes no account of evil;

Don’t be deceived, my beloved brothers.

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

If anyone among you thinks himself to be religious while he doesn’t bridle his tongue, but deceives his heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

They said to him, “Hold your peace, put your hand on your mouth, and go with us. Be a father and a priest to us. Is it better for you to be priest to the house of one man, or to be priest to a tribe and a family in Israel?”

“If someone ventures to talk with you, will you be grieved? But who can withhold himself from speaking?

“Therefore I will not keep silent. I will speak in the anguish of my spirit. I will complain in the bitterness of my soul.

Open your mouth for the mute, in the cause of all who are left desolate.