Proverbs 23:16

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

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

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.

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

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

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

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.

You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

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

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

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

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

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.

If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to the land of the enemy, far off or near;

“If they sin against you (for there is no man who doesn’t sin), and you are angry with them, and deliver them to the enemy, so that they carry them away captive to a land far off or near;

“Teach me, and I will hold my peace. Cause me to understand my error.

For there is no faithfulness in their mouth. Their heart is destruction. Their throat is an open tomb. They flatter with their tongue.

They are more to be desired than gold, yes, than much fine gold, sweeter also than honey and the extract of the honeycomb.

Your tongue plots destruction, like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.

How sweet are your promises to my taste, more than honey to my mouth!

For they are life to those who find them, and health to their whole body.

Hear, for I will speak excellent things. The opening of my lips is for right things.

Anxiety in a man’s heart weighs it down, but a kind word makes it glad.

A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but deceit in it crushes the spirit.

Joy comes to a man with the reply of his mouth. How good is a word at the right time!

The wise in heart shall be called prudent. Pleasantness of the lips promotes instruction.

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

Who can say, “I have made my heart pure. I am clean and without sin?”

Haven’t I written to you thirty excellent things of counsel and knowledge,

is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “Am I not joking?”

Surely there is not a righteous man on earth who does good and doesn’t sin.

For we have all become like one who is unclean, and all our righteousness is like a polluted garment. We all fade like a leaf; and our iniquities, like the wind, take us away.

All testified about him, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth, and they said, “Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

As it is written, “There is no one righteous; no, not one.

For I don’t know what I am doing. For I don’t practice what I desire to do; but what I hate, that I do.

So then, let’s follow after things which make for peace, and things by which we may build one another up.

But the Scripture imprisoned all things under sin, that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

In the same way, wives, be in subjection to your own husbands; so that, even if any don’t obey the Word, they may be won by the behavior of their wives without a word,

But you, beloved, keep building up yourselves on your most holy faith, praying in the Holy Spirit.

But he said to her, “You speak as one of the foolish women would speak. What? Shall we receive good at the hand of God, and shall we not receive evil?” In all this Job didn’t sin with his lips.

It is a good thing to give thanks to Yahweh, to sing praises to your name, Most High,

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

It will be health to your body, and nourishment to your bones.

There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

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

Yahweh detests the thoughts of the wicked, but the thoughts of the pure are pleasing.

She opens her mouth with wisdom. Kind instruction is on her tongue.

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.

The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

The Lord Yahweh has given me the tongue of those who are taught, that I may know how to sustain with words him who is weary. He awakens morning by morning, he awakens my ear to hear as those who are taught.

covetings, wickedness, deceit, lustful desires, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, and foolishness.

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.”

Therefore as sin entered into the world through one man, and death through sin; so death passed to all men, because all sinned.

I find then the law that, to me, while I desire to do good, evil is present.

“All things are lawful for me,” but not all things are profitable. “All things are lawful for me,” but not all things build up.

you also helping together on our behalf by your supplication; that, for the gift given to us by means of many, thanks may be given by many persons on your behalf.

Now thanks be to God for his unspeakable gift!

Brothers, even if a man is caught in some fault, you who are spiritual must restore such a one in a spirit of gentleness; looking to yourself so that you also aren’t tempted.

from whom all the body, being fitted and knit together through that which every joint supplies, according to the working in measure of each individual part, makes the body increase to the building up of itself in love.

for which I am an ambassador in chains; that in it I may speak boldly, as I ought to speak.

Not that I have already obtained, or am already made perfect; but I press on, that I may take hold of that for which also I was taken hold of by Christ Jesus.

In nothing be anxious, but in everything, by prayer and petition with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God.

Through him, then, let’s offer up a sacrifice of praise to God continually, that is, the fruit of lips which proclaim allegiance to his name.

Let endurance have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and complete, lacking in nothing.

Therefore, putting away all filthiness and overflowing of wickedness, receive with humility the implanted word, which is able to save your souls.

For, uttering great swelling words of emptiness, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by licentiousness, those who are indeed escaping from those who live in error;

My mouth will speak words of wisdom. My heart will utter understanding.

The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life, but violence covers the mouth of the wicked.

Pleasant words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.

There is gold and abundance of rubies, but the lips of knowledge are a rare jewel.

Your lips, my bride, drip like the honeycomb. Honey and milk are under your tongue. The smell of your garments is like the smell of Lebanon.

I have not spoken in secret, in a place of the land of darkness. I didn’t say to the offspring of Jacob, ‘Seek me in vain.’ I, Yahweh, speak righteousness. I declare things that are right.

that it might be fulfilled which was spoken through the prophet, saying, “I will open my mouth in parables; I will utter things hidden from the foundation of the world.”

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.

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

that I may reveal it as I ought to speak.

For whoever keeps the whole law, and yet stumbles in one point, he has become guilty of all.

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.