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Exodus 4:10-12 — Then Moses said to the LORD, "Please, Lord, I have never been eloquent, neither recently nor in time past, nor since You have spoken to Your servant; for I am slow of speech and slow of tongue."
The LORD said to him, "Who has made man's mouth? Or who makes {him} mute or deaf, or seeing or blind? Is it not I, the LORD?
~"Now then go, and I, even I, will be with your mouth, and teach you what you are to say."
Psalms 19:14 — Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart Be acceptable in Your sight, O LORD, my rock and my Redeemer.
Proverbs 6:16-19 — There are six things which the LORD hates, Yes, seven which are an abomination to Him:
Haughty eyes, a lying tongue, And hands that shed innocent blood,
A heart that devises wicked plans, Feet that run rapidly to evil,
A false witness {who} utters lies, And one who spreads strife among brothers.
Proverbs 10:19 — When there are many words, transgression is unavoidable, But he who restrains his lips is wise.
Proverbs 18:21 — Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 21:23 — He who guards his mouth and his tongue, Guards his soul from troubles.
Proverbs 29:20 — Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.
Ecclesiastes 3:1 — There is an appointed time for everything. And there is a time for every event under heaven--
Ecclesiastes 3:7 — A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.
Matthew 10:18-20 — and you will even be brought before governors and kings for My sake, as a testimony to them and to the Gentiles.
~"But when they hand you over, do not worry about how or what you are to say; for it will be given you in that hour what you are to say.
~"For it is not you who speak, but {it is} the Spirit of your Father who speaks in you.
Matthew 12:34-37 — ~"You brood of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak what is good? For the mouth speaks out of that which fills the heart.
~"The good man brings out of {his} good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of {his} evil treasure what is evil.
~"But I tell you that every careless word that people speak, they shall give an accounting for it in the day of judgment.
~"For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
Matthew 15:10-11 — After Jesus called the crowd to Him, He said to them, "Hear and understand.
~"{It is} not what enters into the mouth {that} defiles the man, but what proceeds out of the mouth, this defiles the man."
Matthew 15:17-19 — ~"Do you not understand that everything that goes into the mouth passes into the stomach, and is eliminated?
~"But the things that proceed out of the mouth come from the heart, and those defile the man.
~"For out of the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, fornications, thefts, false witness, slanders.
Luke 6:45 — ~"The good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth what is good; and the evil {man} out of the evil {treasure} brings forth what is evil; for his mouth speaks from that which fills his heart.
1 Corinthians 13:1 — If I speak with the tongues of men and of angels, but do not have love, I have become a noisy gong or a clanging cymbal.
Ephesians 4:29 — Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such {a word} as is good for edification according to the need {of the moment,} so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Ephesians 5:4 — and {there must be no} filthiness and silly talk, or coarse jesting, which are not fitting, but rather giving of thanks.
Colossians 3:8 — But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, {and} abusive speech from your mouth.
Colossians 4:6 — Let your speech always be with grace, {as though} seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
1 Timothy 4:12 — Let no one look down on your youthfulness, but {rather} in speech, conduct, love, faith {and} purity, show yourself an example of those who believe.
James 1:19 — (Or {Know} this) {This} you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak {and} slow to anger;
James 1:26 — If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his {own} heart, this man's religion is worthless.
James 3:2-6 — For we all stumble in many {ways.} If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.
Now if we put the bits into the horses' mouths so that they will obey us, we direct their entire body as well.
Look at the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by strong winds, are still directed by a very small rudder wherever the inclination of the pilot desires.
So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and {yet} it boasts of great things.
See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!
And the tongue is a fire, the {very} world of iniquity; the tongue is set among our members as that which defiles the entire body, and sets on fire the course of {our} life, and is set on fire by hell.
James 3:7-10 — For every species of beasts and birds, of reptiles and creatures of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by the human race.
But no one can tame the tongue; {it is} a restless evil {and} full of deadly poison.
With it we bless {our} Lord and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the likeness of God;
from the same mouth come {both} blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be this way.
James 3:11-12 — Does a fountain send out from the same opening {both} fresh and bitter {water?}
Can a fig tree, my brethren, produce olives, or a vine produce figs? Nor {can} salt water produce fresh.
1 Peter 3:10 — For, "THE ONE WHO DESIRES LIFE, TO LOVE AND SEE GOOD DAYS, MUST KEEP HIS TONGUE FROM EVIL AND HIS LIPS FROM SPEAKING DECEIT.
This topic is from the BibleSteak Team.
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