• Proverbs 10:19
    In the multitude of words sin is not lacking,
    But he who restrains his lips is wise.

     
  • 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.
     
  • Psalm 19:14
    Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
    Be acceptable in Your sight,
    O LORD, my strength and my Redeemer.
     
  • Psalm 141:1-3
    LORD, I cry out to You;
    Make haste to me!
    Give ear to my voice when I cry out to You.
    Let my prayer be set before You as incense,
    The lifting up of my hands as the evening sacrifice. Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth;
    Keep watch over the door of my lips.

     
  • Proverbs 6:12-19
    A worthless person, a wicked man,
    Walks with a perverse mouth;
    He winks with his eyes,
    He shuffles his feet,
    He points with his fingers;
    Perversity is in his heart,
    He devises evil continually,
    He sows discord.
    Therefore his calamity shall come suddenly;
    Suddenly he shall be broken without remedy.
    These six things the LORD hates,
    Yes, seven are an abomination to Him:
    A proud look,
    A lying tongue,
    Hands that shed innocent blood,
    A heart that devises wicked plans,
    Feet that are swift in running to evil,
    A false witness who speaks lies,
    And one who sows discord among brethren.
     
  • Proverbs 8:6-7
    Listen, for I will speak of excellent things,
    And from the opening of my lips will come right things;
    For my mouth will speak truth;
    Wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

     
  • Proverbs 11:13
    A talebearer reveals secrets,
    But he who is of a faithful spirit conceals a matter.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Proverbs 16:28
    A perverse man sows strife,
    And a whisperer separates the best of friends.

     
  • Proverbs 18:8
    The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
    And they go down into the inmost body.

     
  • Proverbs 25:11
    A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold
    In settings of silver.

     
  • Proverbs 26:20
    Where there is no wood, the fire goes out;
    And where there is no talebearer, strife ceases.

     
  • Matthew 12:33-37
    "Either make the tree good and its fruit good, or else make the tree bad and its fruit bad; for a tree is known by its fruit. Brood of vipers! How can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. A good man out of the good treasure of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things. But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment. For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."
     
  • John 8:44
    You are of your father the devil, and the desires of your father you want to do. He was a murderer from the beginning, and does not stand in the truth, because there is no truth in him. When he speaks a lie, he speaks from his own resources, for he is a liar and the father of it.
     
  • Ephesians 4:25
    Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
     
  • Ephesians 4:29-32
    Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but what is good for necessary edification, that it may impart grace to the hearers. And do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption. Let all bitterness, wrath, anger, clamor, and evil speaking be put away from you, with all malice. And be kind to one another, tenderhearted, forgiving one another, even as God in Christ forgave you.
     
  • 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 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!