Psalms 34:13

Keep your heart with all diligence, for out of it is the wellspring of life.

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

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.

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

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.

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

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

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

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

The fruit of the righteous is a tree of life. He who is wise wins souls.

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

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

arrogant eyes, a lying tongue, hands that shed innocent blood,

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

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.

They made his grave with the wicked, and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, nor was any deceit in his mouth.

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

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

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

I create the fruit of the lips: Peace, peace, to him who is far off and to him who is near,” says Yahweh; “and I will heal them.”

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!

For him who knew no sin he made to be sin on our behalf; so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

Therefore putting away falsehood, speak truth each one with his neighbor. For we are members of one another.

For we don’t have a high priest who can’t be touched with the feeling of our infirmities, but one who has been in all points tempted like we are, yet without sin.

Don’t speak against one another, brothers. He who speaks against a brother and judges his brother, speaks against the law and judges the law. But if you judge the law, you are not a doer of the law, but a judge.

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

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;

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

Outside are the dogs, the sorcerers, the sexually immoral, the murderers, the idolaters, and everyone who loves and practices falsehood.

“ ‘You shall not steal. “ ‘You shall not lie. “ ‘You shall not deceive one another.

Then Yahweh may establish his word which he spoke concerning me, saying, ‘If your children are careful of their way, to walk before me in truth with all their heart and with all their soul, there shall not fail you,’ he said, ‘a man on the throne of Israel.’

He who walks blamelessly and does what is right, and speaks truth in his heart;

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

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.

A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

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.

The remnant of Israel will not do iniquity, nor speak lies, neither will a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth, for they will feed and lie down, and no one will make them afraid.”

to the one a stench from death to death, to the other a sweet aroma from life to life. Who is sufficient for these things?

It is no great thing therefore if his servants also masquerade as servants of righteousness, whose end will be according to their works.

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

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

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.

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.

“If anyone sins, and commits a trespass against Yahweh, and deals falsely with his neighbor in a matter of deposit, or of bargain, or of robbery, or has oppressed his neighbor,

then you shall do to him as he had thought to do to his brother. So you shall remove the evil from among you.

You have proved my heart. You have visited me in the night. You have tried me, and found nothing. I have resolved that my mouth shall not disobey.

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

a false witness who utters lies, and he who sows discord among brothers.

Yahweh will uproot the house of the proud, but he will keep the widow’s borders intact.

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

So the tongue is also a little member, and boasts great things. See how a small fire can spread to a large forest!

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.”

Destructive forces are within her. Threats and lies don’t depart from her streets.

Putting away therefore all wickedness, all deceit, hypocrisies, envies, and all evil speaking,

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

The wicked are overthrown, and are no more, but the house of the righteous shall stand.

Truth’s lips will be established forever, but a lying tongue is only momentary.

Lying lips are an abomination to Yahweh, but those who do the truth are his delight.

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

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

A false witness shall not be unpunished. He who utters lies shall perish.

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

For he said, “Surely, they are my people, children who will not deal falsely;” so he became their Savior.

Don’t lie to one another, seeing that you have put off the old man with his doings,

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

In their mouth was found no lie, for they are blameless.