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EXO 22:28 Thou shalt not revile the gods, nor curse the ruler of thy people.
JOB 13:5 O that ye would altogether hold your peace! and it should be your wisdom.
JOB 16:3 Shall vain words have an end? or what emboldeneth thee that thou answerest?
JOB 16:4 I also could speak as ye do: if your soul were in my soul’s stead, I could heap up words against you, and shake mine head at you.
JOB 16:5 But I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage your grief.
JOB 19:18 Yea, young children despised me; I arose, and they spake against me.
JOB 27:4 My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit.
JOB 38:2 Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?
PSA 10:7 His mouth is full of cursing and deceit and fraud: under his tongue is mischief and vanity.
PSA 10:8 He sitteth in the lurking places of the villages: in the secret places doth he murder the innocent: his eyes are privily set against the poor.
PSA 12:3 The LORD shall cut off all flattering lips, and the tongue that speaketh proud things:
PSA 12:4 Who have said, With our tongue will we prevail; our lips are our own: who is lord over us?
PSA 15:1 LORD, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?
PSA 15:2 He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.
PSA 15:3 He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.
PSA 34:13 Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
PSA 35:21 Yea, they opened their mouth wide against me, and said, Aha, aha, our eye hath seen it.
PSA 37:30 The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
PSA 39:1 I said, I will take heed to my ways, that I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, while the wicked is before me.
PSA 41:5 Mine enemies speak evil of me, When shall he die, and his name perish?
PSA 41:6 And if he come to see me, he speaketh vanity: his heart gathereth iniquity to itself; when he goeth abroad, he telleth it.
PSA 41:7 All that hate me whisper together against me: against me do they devise my hurt.
PSA 41:8 An evil disease, say they, cleaveth fast unto him: and now that he lieth he shall rise up no more.
PSA 41:9 Yea, mine own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me.
PSA 50:23 Whoso offereth praise glorifieth me: and to him that ordereth his conversation aright will I shew the salvation of God.
PSA 52:2 The tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.
PSA 52:3 Thou lovest evil more than good; and lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.
PSA 52:4 Thou lovest all devouring words, O thou deceitful tongue.
PSA 59:12 For the sin of their mouth and the words of their lips let them even be taken in their pride: and for cursing and lying which they speak.
PSA 64:2 Hide me from the secret counsel of the wicked; from the insurrection of the workers of iniquity:
PSA 64:3 Who whet their tongue like a sword, and bend their bows to shoot their arrows, even bitter words:
PSA 64:4 That they may shoot in secret at the perfect: suddenly do they shoot at him, and fear not.
PSA 64:5 They encourage themselves in an evil matter: they commune of laying snares privily; they say, Who shall see them?
PSA 69:12 They that sit in the gate speak against me; and I was the song of the drunkards.
PSA 69:26 For they persecute him whom thou hast smitten; and they talk to the grief of those whom thou hast wounded.
PSA 70:3 Let them be turned back for a reward of their shame that say, Aha, aha.
PSA 77:12 I will meditate also of all thy work, and talk of thy doings.
PSA 102:8 Mine enemies reproach me all the day; and they that are mad against me are sworn against me.
PSA 106:33 Because they provoked his spirit, so that he spake unadvisedly with his lips.
PSA 119:13 With my lips have I declared all the judgments of thy mouth.
PSA 119:23 Princes also did sit and speak against me: but thy servant did meditate in thy statutes.
PSA 119:27 Make me to understand the way of thy precepts: so shall I talk of thy wondrous works.
PSA 119:46 I will speak of thy testimonies also before kings, and will not be ashamed.
PSA 119:54 Thy statutes have been my songs in the house of my pilgrimage.
PSA 119:172 My tongue shall speak of thy word: for all thy commandments are righteousness.
PSA 120:1 In my distress I cried unto the LORD, and he heard me.
PSA 120:2 Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips, and from a deceitful tongue.
PSA 120:3 What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
PSA 120:4 Sharp arrows of the mighty, with coals of juniper.
PSA 120:5 Woe is me, that I sojourn in Mesech, that I dwell in the tents of Kedar!
PSA 120:6 My soul hath long dwelt with him that hateth peace.
PSA 120:7 I am for peace: but when I speak, they are for war.
PSA 140:3 They have sharpened their tongues like a serpent; adders’ poison is under their lips. Selah.
PSA 140:11 Let not an evil speaker be established in the earth: evil shall hunt the violent man to overthrow him.
PSA 141:3 Set a watch, O LORD, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.
PSA 145:5 I will speak of the glorious honour of thy majesty, and of thy wondrous works.
PSA 145:6 And men shall speak of the might of thy terrible acts: and I will declare thy greatness.
PSA 145:7 They shall abundantly utter the memory of thy great goodness, and shall sing of thy righteousness.
PSA 145:11 They shall speak of the glory of thy kingdom, and talk of thy power;
PSA 145:12 To make known to the sons of men his mighty acts, and the glorious majesty of his kingdom.
PRO 4:24 Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.
PRO 6:16 These six things doth the LORD hate: yea, seven are an abomination unto him:
PRO 6:17 A proud look, a lying tongue, and hands that shed innocent blood,
PRO 6:18 An heart that deviseth wicked imaginations, feet that be swift in running to mischief,
PRO 6:19 A false witness that speaketh lies, and he that soweth discord among brethren.
PRO 8:13 The fear of the LORD is to hate evil: pride, and arrogancy, and the evil way, and the froward mouth, do I hate.
PRO 10:11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
PRO 10:12 Hatred stirreth up strifes: but love covereth all sins.
PRO 10:13 In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod is for the back of him that is void of understanding.
PRO 10:14 Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
PRO 10:19 In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.
PRO 10:20 The tongue of the just is as choice silver: the heart of the wicked is little worth.
PRO 10:21 The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
PRO 10:31 The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.
PRO 10:32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked speaketh frowardness.
PRO 11:11 By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.
PRO 11:12 He that is void of wisdom despiseth his neighbour: but a man of understanding holdeth his peace.
PRO 11:13 A talebearer revealeth secrets: but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter.
PRO 11:14 Where no counsel is, the people fall: but in the multitude of counsellors there is safety.
PRO 12:5 The thoughts of the righteous are right: but the counsels of the wicked are deceit.
PRO 12:6 The words of the wicked are to lie in wait for blood: but the mouth of the upright shall deliver them.
PRO 12:13 The wicked is snared by the transgression of his lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.
PRO 12:14 A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
PRO 12:16 A fool’s wrath is presently known: but a prudent man covereth shame.
PRO 12:17 He that speaketh truth sheweth forth righteousness: but a false witness deceit.
PRO 12:18 There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.
PRO 12:19 The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
PRO 12:20 Deceit is in the heart of them that imagine evil: but to the counsellors of peace is joy.
PRO 12:23 A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.
PRO 13:2 A man shall eat good by the fruit of his mouth: but the soul of the transgressors shall eat violence.
PRO 13:3 He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
PRO 14:3 In the mouth of the foolish is a rod of pride: but the lips of the wise shall preserve them.
PRO 14:25 A true witness delivereth souls: but a deceitful witness speaketh lies.
PRO 15:1 A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.
PRO 15:2 The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
PRO 15:4 A wholesome tongue is a tree of life: but perverseness therein is a breach in the spirit.
PRO 15:7 The lips of the wise disperse knowledge: but the heart of the foolish doeth not so.
PRO 15:14 The heart of him that hath understanding seeketh knowledge: but the mouth of fools feedeth on foolishness.
PRO 15:23 A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word spoken in due season, how good is it!
PRO 15:26 The thoughts of the wicked are an abomination to the LORD: but the words of the pure are pleasant words.
PRO 15:28 The heart of the righteous studieth to answer: but the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.
PRO 16:21 The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.
PRO 16:23 The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.
PRO 16:24 Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
PRO 16:27 An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.
PRO 16:28 A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.
PRO 17:4 A wicked doer giveth heed to false lips; and a liar giveth ear to a naughty tongue.
PRO 17:7 Excellent speech becometh not a fool: much less do lying lips a prince.
PRO 17:9 He that covereth a transgression seeketh love; but he that repeateth a matter separateth very friends.
PRO 17:20 He that hath a froward heart findeth no good: and he that hath a perverse tongue falleth into mischief.
PRO 17:27 He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.
PRO 17:28 Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is esteemed a man of understanding.
PRO 18:4 The words of a man’s mouth are as deep waters, and the wellspring of wisdom as a flowing brook.
PRO 18:6 A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.
PRO 18:7 A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.
PRO 18:8 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
PRO 18:13 He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.
PRO 18:20 A man’s belly shall be satisfied with the fruit of his mouth; and with the increase of his lips shall he be filled.
PRO 18:21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.
PRO 18:23 The poor useth intreaties; but the rich answereth roughly.
PRO 19:1 Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity, than he that is perverse in his lips, and is a fool.
PRO 19:22 The desire of a man is his kindness: and a poor man is better than a liar.
PRO 19:28 An ungodly witness scorneth judgment: and the mouth of the wicked devoureth iniquity.
PRO 20:15 There is gold, and a multitude of rubies: but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
PRO 21:23 Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.
PRO 22:11 He that loveth pureness of heart, for the grace of his lips the king shall be his friend.
PRO 24:2 For their heart studieth destruction, and their lips talk of mischief.
PRO 24:6 For by wise counsel thou shalt make thy war: and in multitude of counsellors there is safety.
PRO 25:11 A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in pictures of silver.
PRO 25:15 By long forbearing is a prince persuaded, and a soft tongue breaketh the bone.
PRO 25:23 The north wind driveth away rain: so doth an angry countenance a backbiting tongue.
PRO 26:5 Answer a fool according to his folly, lest he be wise in his own conceit.
PRO 26:20 Where no wood is, there the fire goeth out: so where there is no talebearer, the strife ceaseth.
PRO 26:21 As coals are to burning coals, and wood to fire; so is a contentious man to kindle strife.
PRO 26:22 The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
PRO 26:23 Burning lips and a wicked heart are like a potsherd covered with silver dross.
PRO 26:28 A lying tongue hateth those that are afflicted by it; and a flattering mouth worketh ruin.
PRO 29:11 A fool uttereth all his mind: but a wise man keepeth it in till afterwards.
PRO 29:20 Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.
PRO 30:10 Accuse not a servant unto his master, lest he curse thee, and thou be found guilty.
PRO 31:26 She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue is the law of kindness.
ECC 3:7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
ECC 5:3 For a dream cometh through the multitude of business; and a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.
ECC 5:7 For in the multitude of dreams and many words there are also divers vanities: but fear thou God.
ECC 7:22 For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.
ECC 9:17 The words of wise men are heard in quiet more than the cry of him that ruleth among fools.
ECC 10:11 Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.
ECC 10:12 The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
ECC 10:13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness: and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.
ECC 10:14 A fool also is full of words: a man cannot tell what shall be; and what shall be after him, who can tell him?
ECC 10:20 Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
ECC 12:9 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
ECC 12:10 The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
ECC 12:11 The words of the wise are as goads, and as nails fastened by the masters of assemblies, which are given from one shepherd.
ISA 6:5 Then said I, Woe is me! for I am undone; because I am a man of unclean lips, and I dwell in the midst of a people of unclean lips: for mine eyes have seen the King, the LORD of hosts.
ISA 32:6 For the vile person will speak villany, and his heart will work iniquity, to practise hypocrisy, and to utter error against the LORD, to make empty the soul of the hungry, and he will cause the drink of the thirsty to fail.
ISA 32:7 The instruments also of the churl are evil: he deviseth wicked devices to destroy the poor with lying words, even when the needy speaketh right.
JER 20:10 For I heard the defaming of many, fear on every side. Report, say they, and we will report it. All my familiars watched for my halting, saying, Peradventure he will be enticed, and we shall prevail against him, and we shall take our revenge on him.
AMO 5:13 Therefore the prudent shall keep silence in that time; for it is an evil time.
ZEP 3:13 The remnant of Israel shall not do iniquity, nor speak lies; neither shall a deceitful tongue be found in their mouth: for they shall feed and lie down, and none shall make them afraid.
ZEC 8:16 These are the things that ye shall do; Speak ye every man the truth to his neighbour; execute the judgment of truth and peace in your gates:
MAT 5:22 But I say unto you, That whosoever is angry with his brother without a cause shall be in danger of the judgment: and whosoever shall say to his brother, Raca, shall be in danger of the council: but whosoever shall say, Thou fool, shall be in danger of hell fire.
MAT 5:37 But let your communication be, Yea, yea; Nay, nay: for whatsoever is more than these cometh of evil.
MAT 12:34 O generation of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.
MAT 12:35 A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
MAT 12:36 But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
MAT 12:37 For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
LUK 6:45 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is good; and an evil man out of the evil treasure of his heart bringeth forth that which is evil: for of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaketh.
ACT 23:5 Then said Paul, I wist not, brethren, that he was the high priest: for it is written, Thou shalt not speak evil of the ruler of thy people.
ROM 1:29 Being filled with all unrighteousness, fornication, wickedness, covetousness, maliciousness; full of envy, murder, debate, deceit, malignity; whisperers,
ROM 1:30 Backbiters, haters of God, despiteful, proud, boasters, inventors of evil things, disobedient to parents,
ROM 3:13 Their throat is an open sepulchre; with their tongues they have used deceit; the poison of asps is under their lips:
ROM 3:14 Whose mouth is full of cursing and bitterness:
1CO 6:10 Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.
EPH 4:22 That ye put off concerning the former conversation the old man, which is corrupt according to the deceitful lusts;
EPH 4:25 Wherefore putting away lying, speak every man truth with his neighbour: for we are members one of another.
EPH 4:29 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.
EPH 4:31 Let all bitterness, and wrath, and anger, and clamour, and evil speaking, be put away from you, with all malice:
EPH 5:4 Neither filthiness, nor foolish talking, nor jesting, which are not convenient: but rather giving of thanks.
PHI 1:27 Only let your conversation be as it becometh the gospel of Christ: that whether I come and see you, or else be absent, I may hear of your affairs, that ye stand fast in one spirit, with one mind striving together for the faith of the gospel;
COL 4:6 Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
TIT 1:10 For there are many unruly and vain talkers and deceivers, specially they of the circumcision:
TIT 1:11 Whose mouths must be stopped, who subvert whole houses, teaching things which they ought not, for filthy lucre’s sake.
TIT 3:2 To speak evil of no man, to be no brawlers, but gentle, shewing all meekness unto all men.
JAM 1:19 Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:
JAM 1:26 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.
JAM 3:2 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.
JAM 3:5 Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!
JAM 3:6 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.
JAM 3:8 But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
JAM 3:9 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.
JAM 3:10 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
JAM 3:13 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.
JAM 4:11 Speak not evil one of another, brethren. He that speaketh evil of his brother, and judgeth his brother, speaketh evil of the law, and judgeth the law: but if thou judge the law, thou art not a doer of the law, but a judge.
1PE 2:1 Wherefore laying aside all malice, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, all evil speakings,
1PE 2:12 Having your conversation honest among the Gentiles: that, whereas they speak against you as evildoers, they may by your good works, which they shall behold, glorify God in the day of visitation.
1PE 3:9 Not rendering evil for evil, or railing for railing: but contrariwise blessing; knowing that ye are thereunto called, that ye should inherit a blessing.
1PE 3:10 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:
1PE 3:15 But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts: and be ready always to give an answer to every man that asketh you a reason of the hope that is in you with meekness and fear:
1PE 3:16 Having a good conscience; that, whereas they speak evil of you, as of evildoers, they may be ashamed that falsely accuse your good conversation in Christ.
2PE 2:7 And delivered just Lot, vexed with the filthy conversation of the wicked:
2PE 2:8 (For that righteous man dwelling among them, in seeing and hearing, vexed his righteous soul from day to day with their unlawful deeds;)
2PE 2:10 But chiefly them that walk after the flesh in the lust of uncleanness, and despise government. Presumptuous are they, selfwilled, they are not afraid to speak evil of dignities.
JUD 1:8 Likewise also these filthy dreamers defile the flesh, despise dominion, and speak evil of dignities.
REV 14:5 And in their mouth was found no guile: for they are without fault before the throne of God.
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