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James 3:4
And again ships, though they are so great and are moved by violent winds, are turned by a very small guiding-blade, at the impulse of the man who is using it.

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James 3:1
Do not all be teachers, my brothers, because we teachers will be judged more hardly than others.

James 3:2
For we all go wrong in a number of things. If a man never makes a slip in his talk, then he is a complete man and able to keep all his body in control.

James 3:3
Now if we put bits of iron into horses' mouths so that they may be guided by us, we have complete control of their bodies.

James 1:26
If a man seems to have religion and has no control over his tongue but lets himself be tricked by what is false, this man's religion is of no value.

Psalms 39:1
To the chief music-maker. Of Jeduthun. A Psalm. Of David. I said, I will give attention to my ways, so that my tongue may do no wrong; I will keep my mouth under control, while the sinner is before me.

Proverbs 10:19
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

Proverbs 13:3
He who keeps a watch on his mouth keeps his life; but he whose lips are open wide will have destruction.

Psalms 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil, and your lips from words of deceit.

Proverbs 12:13
In the sin of the lips is a net which takes the sinner, but the upright man will come out of trouble.

Proverbs 21:23
He who keeps watch over his mouth and his tongue keeps his soul from troubles.

James 1:19
You have knowledge of this, dear brothers. But let every man be quick in hearing, slow in words, slow to get angry;

1 Peter 3:10
For it is said, Let the man who has a love of life, desiring to see good days, keep his tongue from evil and his lips from words of deceit:

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James 3:5
Even so the tongue is a small part of the body, but it takes credit for great things. How much wood may be lighted by a very little fire!

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

James 3:7
For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;

James 3:8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

Proverbs 15:2
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

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Ephesians 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.

Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.

Matthew 12:36
And I say to you that in the day when they are judged, men will have to give an account of every foolish word they have said.

Matthew 12:37
For by your words will your righteousness be seen, and by your words you will be judged.

Ephesians 5:4
And let there be no low behaviour, or foolish talk, or words said in sport, which are not right, but in place of them the giving of praise.

Malachi 3:13
Your words have been strong against me, says the Lord. And still you say, What have we said against you?

Colossians 3:8
But now it is right for you to put away all these things; wrath, passion, bad feeling, curses, unclean talk;

Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

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James 3:9
With it we give praise to our Lord and Father; and with it we put a curse on men who are made in God's image.

James 3:10
Out of the same mouth comes blessing and cursing. My brothers, it is not right for these things to be so.

James 3:11
Does the fountain send from the same outlet sweet and bitter water?

James 3:12
Is a fig-tree able to give us olives, my brothers, or do we get figs from a vine, or sweet water from the salt sea?

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Acts 27:40
So cutting away the hooks, and letting them go into the sea, and freeing the cords of the guiding-blades, and lifting up the sail to the wind, they went in the direction of the inlet.

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Acts 14:5
And when a violent attempt was made by the Gentiles and the Jews, with their rulers, to make an attack on them and have them stoned,

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2 Peter 2:7
And kept safe Lot, the upright man, who was deeply troubled by the unclean life of the evil-doers

2 Peter 2:18
For with high-sounding false words, making use of the attraction of unclean desires of the flesh, they get into their power those newly made free from those who are living in error;

Jude 1:13
Violent waves of the sea, streaming with their shame, wandering stars for whom the darkest night is kept in store for ever.

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