170 Bible Verses about Taming Your Tongue
Want to know what the Bible says about Taming Your Tongue? Here are 170 Bible verses about Taming Your 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 16:27 NIV
A scoundrel plots evil,
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
and on their lips it is like a scorching fire.
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James 1:26-27 NIV
26 Those who consider themselves religious and yet do not keep a tight rein on their tongues deceive themselves, and their religion is worthless. 27 Religion that God our Father accepts as pure and faultless is this: to look after orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself from being polluted by the world.
44
Psalm 109:17-19 NIV
17 He loved to pronounce a curse—
may it come back on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing as his garment;
it entered into his body like water,
into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
may it come back on him.
He found no pleasure in blessing—
may it be far from him.
18 He wore cursing as his garment;
it entered into his body like water,
into his bones like oil.
19 May it be like a cloak wrapped about him,
like a belt tied forever around him.
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Luke 6:45 NIV
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
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Psalm 140:3 NIV
They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s;
the poison of vipers is on their lips.
the poison of vipers is on their lips.
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Proverbs 16:28 NIV
A perverse person stirs up conflict,
and a gossip separates close friends.
and a gossip separates close friends.
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Revelation 1:1 NIV
The revelation from Jesus Christ, which God gave him to show his servants what must soon take place. He made it known by sending his angel to his servant John,
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Psalm 71:24 NIV
My tongue will tell of your righteous acts
all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me
have been put to shame and confusion.
all day long,
for those who wanted to harm me
have been put to shame and confusion.
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James 3:4 NIV
Or take ships as an example. Although they are so large and are driven by strong winds, they are steered by a very small rudder wherever the pilot wants to go.
36
Hebrews 4:12 NIV
For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.
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