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Want to know what the Bible says about Power Of The Tongue? Here are 102 Bible verses about Power Of The Tongue from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Proverbs 18:21 NIV
The tongue has the power of life and death,
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.
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1 Peter 3:10 NIV
For,
“Whoever would love life
    and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
    and their lips from deceitful speech.
220
Proverbs 15:1 NIV
A gentle answer turns away wrath,
    but a harsh word stirs up anger.
206
Ephesians 4:29 NIV
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.
193
James 1:26 NIV
Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless.
154
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
    keep watch over the door of my lips.
153
Matthew 12:36-37 NIV
36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
143
James 3:8 NIV
but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
142
Proverbs 12:18 NIV
The words of the reckless pierce like swords,
    but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
140
Proverbs 15:4 NIV
The soothing tongue is a tree of life,
    but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
132
Proverbs 10:19 NIV
Sin is not ended by multiplying words,
    but the prudent hold their tongues.
124
Psalm 19:14 NIV
May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart
    be pleasing in your sight,
    Lord, my Rock and my Redeemer.
114
Proverbs 13:3 NIV
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives,
    but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.
111
James 1:19 NIV
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
108
Psalm 118:5 NIV
When hard pressed, I cried to the Lord;
    he brought me into a spacious place.
107
James 3:6 NIV
The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
104
Proverbs 15:28 NIV
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
101
Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
    keep themselves from calamity.
79
Matthew 12:36 NIV
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
66

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