Bible Verses About The Tongue

Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain.

Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:

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.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.

For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O LORD, my strength, and my redeemer.

A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.

But those things which proceed out of the mouth come forth from the heart; and they defile the man.

A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.

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.

For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile:

Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.

For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,

The Revelation of Jesus Christ, which God gave unto him, to shew unto his servants things which must shortly come to pass; and he sent and signified it by his angel unto his servant John:

The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,

Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.