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

     
  • Ecclesiastes 10:12-20
    The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious,
    But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;
    The words of his mouth begin with foolishness,
    And the end of his talk is raving madness.
    A fool also multiplies words.
    No man knows what is to be;
    Who can tell him what will be after him?
    The labor of fools wearies them,
    For they do not even know how to go to the city!
    Woe to you, O land, when your king is a child,
    And your princes feast in the morning!
    Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles,
    And your princes feast at the proper time—
    For strength and not for drunkenness!
    Because of laziness the building decays,
    And through idleness of hands the house leaks.
    A feast is made for laughter,
    And wine makes merry;
    But money answers everything.
    Do not curse the king, even in your thought;
    Do not curse the rich, even in your bedroom;
    For a bird of the air may carry your voice,
    And a bird in flight may tell the matter.
     
  • 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."
     
  • 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 4:5-6
    Walk in wisdom toward those who are outside, redeeming the time. 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;
     
  • James 3:1-12
    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! And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is so set among our members that it defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire by hell. For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and creature of the sea, is tamed and has been tamed by mankind. 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. Does a spring send forth fresh water and bitter from the same opening? Can a fig tree, my brethren, bear olives, or a grapevine bear figs? Thus no spring yields both salt water and fresh.
     
  • 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 64:3-4
    Who sharpen their tongue like a sword,
    And bend their bows to shoot their arrows—bitter words,
    That they may shoot in secret at the blameless;
    Suddenly they shoot at him and do not fear.
     
  • 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 10:14
    Wise people store up knowledge,
    But the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

     
  • 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 18:7-9
    A fool's mouth is his destruction,
    And his lips are the snare of his soul.
    The words of a talebearer are like tasty trifles,
    And they go down into the inmost body.
    He who is slothful in his work
    Is a brother to him who is a great destroyer.

     
  • 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.

     
  • Jeremiah 17:9
    " The heart is deceitful above all things,
    And desperately wicked;
    Who can know it?

     
  • Luke 23:34
    Then Jesus said, “Father, forgive them, for they do not know what they do.”And they divided His garments and cast lots.
     
  • 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.
     
  • John 13:35
    By this all will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another."
     
  • Romans 13:10
    Love does no harm to a neighbor; therefore love is the fulfillment of the law.
     
  • Ephesians 4:25
    Therefore, putting away lying, “ Let each one of you speak truth with his neighbor,” for we are members of one another.
     
  • 1 Timothy 2:1-4
    Therefore I exhort first of all that supplications, prayers, intercessions, and giving of thanks be made for all men, for kings and all who are in authority, that we may lead a quiet and peaceable life in all godliness and reverence. For this is good and acceptable in the sight of God our Savior, who desires all men to be saved and to come to the knowledge of the truth.
     
  • James 4:1
    Where do wars and fights come from among you? Do they not come from your desires for pleasure that war in your members?
     
  • 1 Peter 3:8-11
    Finally, all of you be of one mind, having compassion for one another; love as brothers, be tenderhearted, be courteous; not returning evil for evil or reviling for reviling, but on the contrary blessing, knowing that you were called to this, that you may inherit a blessing. For
    "He who would love life
    And see good days,
    Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
    And his lips from speaking deceit.
    Let him turn away from evil and do good;
    Let him seek peace and pursue it.