Proverbs 17:20
The one with a perverse heart finds no good, and he whose tongue is deceitful falls into trouble.
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- James 3:6–8 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. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man, but no man can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
- Proverbs 10:31 The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- Psalm 18:26 to the pure You show Yourself pure, but to the crooked You show Yourself shrewd.