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Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.

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Psalms 57:4
My soul is among lions; I am stretched out among those who are on fire, even the sons of men, whose teeth are spears and arrows, and whose tongue is a sharp sword.

Psalms 64:3
Who make their tongues sharp like a sword, and whose arrows are pointed, even bitter words;

Psalms 52:2
Purposing destruction, using deceit; your tongue is like a sharp blade.

Psalms 55:21
The words of his mouth were smoother than butter, but war was in his heart; his words were softer than oil, but they were sharp swords.

Psalms 59:7
See, hate is dropping from their lips; curses are on their tongues: they say, Who gives attention to it?

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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.

Matthew 12:34
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

Romans 3:13
Their throat is like an open place of death; with their tongues they have said what is not true: the poison of snakes is under their lips:

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Proverbs 16:24
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

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Proverbs 15:4
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.

Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.

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Proverbs 13:17
A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.

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Proverbs 18:8
The words of one who says evil of his neighbour secretly are like sweet food, and go down into the inner parts of the stomach.

Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue; and those to whom it is dear will have its fruit for their food.

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Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

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