Proverbs 18:21
"Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof."
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- Ephesians 4:29
"Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers."
Read in chapter → - Matthew 12:35
"A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things."
Read in chapter → - Colossians 4:6
"Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 10:19
"In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise."
Read in chapter → - James 3:6
"And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 13:2
"A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 10:31
"The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 18:4
"The words of a man's mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook."
Read in chapter → - Ecclesiastes 10:12
"The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself."
Read in chapter → - Proverbs 12:13
"The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble."
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