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Luke 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.
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Psalms 64:3
Who whet their tongue like a sword,[ and] bend[ their bows to shoot] their arrows,[ even] bitter words:
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Job 9:22-24
This[ is] one[ thing], therefore I said[ it], He destroyeth the perfect and the wicked.If the scourge slay suddenly, he will laugh at the trial of the innocent.The earth is given into the hand of the wicked: he covereth the faces of the judges thereof; if not, where,[ and] who[ is] he?
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James 3:5-8
Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!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.For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:But the tongue can no man tame;[ it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.
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James 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.
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Jeremiah 9:3-5
And they bend their tongues[ like] their bow[ for] lies: but they are not valiant for the truth upon the earth; for they proceed from evil to evil, and they know not me, saith the LORD.Take ye heed every one of his neighbour, and trust ye not in any brother: for every brother will utterly supplant, and every neighbour will walk with slanders.And they will deceive every one his neighbour, and will not speak the truth: they have taught their tongue to speak lies,[ and] weary themselves to commit iniquity.
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Psalms 120:2-3
Deliver my soul, O LORD, from lying lips,[ and] from a deceitful tongue.What shall be given unto thee? or what shall be done unto thee, thou false tongue?
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Psalms 50:19-20
Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit.Thou sittest[ and] speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son.
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Job 5:13
He taketh the wise in their own craftiness: and the counsel of the froward is carried headlong.
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Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongue[ is as] an arrow shot out; it speaketh deceit:[ one] speaketh peaceably to his neighbour with his mouth, but in heart he layeth his wait.
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Psalms 52:2-4
Thy tongue deviseth mischiefs; like a sharp razor, working deceitfully.Thou lovest evil more than good;[ and] lying rather than to speak righteousness. Selah.Thou lovest all devouring words, O[ thou] deceitful tongue.
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Job 12:6
The tabernacles of robbers prosper, and they that provoke God are secure; into whose hand God bringeth[ abundantly].
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Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the heart of men, proceed evil thoughts, adulteries, fornications, murders,Thefts, covetousness, wickedness, deceit, lasciviousness, an evil eye, blasphemy, pride, foolishness: