Proverbs 14:3
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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- Proverbs 12:6 The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- James 3:5–6 In the same way, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it boasts of great things. Consider how small a spark sets a great forest ablaze. The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
- Revelation 12:11 They have conquered him by the blood of the Lamb and by the word of their testimony. And they did not love their lives so as to shy away from death.