• James 3:8-10
  But no man can tame the tongue. It is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison. With it we bless our God and Father, and with it we curse men, who have been made in the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceed blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not to be so.
   
• Proverbs 10:19
  In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
  But he who restrains his lips is wise.
  
   
• James 3:1-5
  My brethren, let not many of you become teachers, knowing that we shall receive a stricter judgment. For we all stumble in many things. If anyone does not stumble in word, he is a perfect man, able also to bridle the whole body. Indeed, we put bits in horses' mouths that they may obey us, and we turn their whole body. Look also at ships: although they are so large and are driven by fierce winds, they are turned by a very small rudder wherever the pilot desires. Even so the tongue is a little member and boasts great things. See how great a forest a little fire kindles!
   
• Leviticus 19:16
  You shall not go about as a talebearer among your people; nor shall you take a stand against the life of your neighbor: I am the LORD.
   
• Proverbs 12:18
  There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
  But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
  
   
• Proverbs 15:4
  A wholesome tongue is a tree of life,
  But perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
  
   

Related Scriptures

• Colossians 4:6
  Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
   
• James 1:19
  So then, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath;