1 Peter 1:24 NIV
For, “All people are like grass, and all their glory is like the flowers of the field; the grass withers and the flowers fall,
Colossians 3:15 NIV
Let the peace of Christ rule in your hearts, since as members of one body you were called to peace. And be thankful.
Colossians 3:8 NIV
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
Ecclesiastes 5:1-3 NIV
Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Go near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong. Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few. A dream comes when there are many cares, and many words mark the speech of a fool.
Ecclesiastes 7:8-9 NIV
The end of a matter is better than its beginning, and patience is better than pride. Do not be quickly provoked in your spirit, for anger resides in the lap of fools.
Ephesians 4:26 NIV
“In your anger do not sin” : Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry,
Ephesians 4:31 NIV
Get rid of all bitterness, rage and anger, brawling and slander, along with every form of malice.
Jeremiah 9:23-24 NIV
This is what the Lord says: “Let not the wise boast of their wisdom or the strong boast of their strength or the rich boast of their riches, but let the one who boasts boast about this: that they have the understanding to know me, that I am the Lord, who exercises kindness, justice and righteousness on earth, for in these I delight,” declares the Lord.
Proverbs 10:19 NIV
Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.
Proverbs 13:3 NIV
Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.