James 3:8

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.

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Psalms 5:9
For no faith may be put in their words; their inner part is nothing but evil; their throat is like an open place for the dead; smooth are the words of their tongues.

Psalms 12:3
The smooth lips and the tongue of pride will be cut off by the Lord.

Psalms 50:19
You have given your mouth to evil, your tongue to words of deceit.

Psalms 52:3
You have more love for evil than for good, for deceit than for works of righteousness. (Selah.)

Psalms 52:4
Destruction is in all your words, O false tongue.

Isaiah 54:17
No instrument of war which is formed against you will be of any use; and every tongue which says evil against you will be judged false. This is the heritage of the servants of the Lord, and their righteousness comes from me, says the Lord.

Isaiah 59:4
No one puts forward an upright cause, or gives a true decision: their hope is in deceit, and their words are false; they are with child with sin, and give birth to evil.

Jeremiah 9:8
His tongue is an arrow causing death; the words of his mouth are deceit: he says words of peace to his neighbour, but in his heart he is waiting secretly for him.

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Psalms 30:12
So that my glory may make songs of praise to you and not be quiet. O Lord my God, I will give you praise for ever.

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Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.

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

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.

Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the upright gives thought to his answer; but from the mouth of the evil-doer comes a stream of evil things.

Proverbs 18:6
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

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

Ecclesiastes 10:14
The foolish are full of words; man has no knowledge of what will be; and who is able to say what will be after him?

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.

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;

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Titus 1:10
For there are men who are not ruled by law; foolish talkers, false teachers, specially those of the circumcision,

Titus 1:11
By whom some families have been completely overturned; who take money for teaching things which are not right; these will have to be stopped.

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James 1:8
For there is a division in his mind, and he is uncertain in all his ways.

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James 5:3
Your gold and your silver are wasted and their waste will be a witness against you, burning into your flesh. You have put by your store in the last days.

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