Psalm 34:13
Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from deceitful speech.
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- James 3:5–7 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. All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles, and creatures of the sea are being tamed and have been tamed by man,
- Psalm 141:3 Set a guard, O LORD, over my mouth; keep watch at the door of my lips.
- Proverbs 21:23 He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.