Bible verses about "power of the tongue" | ASV

¹⁴ Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart
Be acceptable in thy sight, O Jehovah, my rock, and my redeemer.

¹⁹ In the multitude of words there wanteth not transgression;
But he that refraineth his lips doeth wisely.

²⁸ The heart of the righteous studieth to answer;
But the mouth of the wicked poureth out evil things.

⁴ A gentle tongue is a tree of life;
But perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit.

³ He that guardeth his mouth keepeth his life; [But] he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

⁶ And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell.

¹⁹ Ye know [this], my beloved brethren. But let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

¹ Be not many [of you] teachers, my brethren, knowing that we shall receive heavier judgment. ² For in many things we all stumble. If any stumbleth not in word, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body also. ³ Now if we put the horses' bridles into their mouths that they may obey us, we turn about their whole body also. ⁴ Behold, the ships also, though they are so great and are driven by rough winds, are yet turned about by a very small rudder, whither the impulse of the steersman willeth. ⁵ So the tongue also is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how much wood is kindled by how small a fire! ⁶ And the tongue is a fire: the world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the wheel of nature, and is set on fire by hell. ⁷ For every kind of beasts and birds, of creeping things and things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed by mankind: ⁸ but the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison. ⁹ Therewith bless we the Lord and Father; and therewith curse we men, who are made after the likeness of God: ¹⁰ out of the same mouth cometh forth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be. ¹¹ Doth the fountain send forth from the same opening sweet [water] and bitter? ¹² Can a fig tree, my brethren, yield olives, or a vine figs? neither [can] salt water yield sweet.
¹³ Who is wise and understanding among you? let him show by his good life his works in meekness of wisdom. ¹⁴ But if ye have bitter jealousy and faction in your heart, glory not and lie not against the truth. ¹⁵ This wisdom is not [a wisdom] that cometh down from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish. ¹⁶ For where jealousy and faction are, there is confusion and every vile deed. ¹⁷ But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, easy to be entreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without variance, without hypocrisy. ¹⁸ And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace for them that make peace.

³ Set a watch, O Jehovah, before my mouth;
Keep the door of my lips.

⁵ Out of my distress I called upon Jehovah:
Jehovah answered me [and set me] in a large place.

¹⁸ There is that speaketh rashly like the piercings of a sword;
But the tongue of the wise is health.

³⁶ And I say unto you, that every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment. ³⁷ For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.}

⁸ but the tongue can no man tame; [it is] a restless evil, [it is] full of deadly poison.

²⁶ If any man thinketh himself to be religious, while he bridleth not his tongue but deceiveth his heart, this man's religion is vain.

²⁹ Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but such as is good for edifying as the need may be, that it may give grace to them that hear.

¹ A soft answer turneth away wrath;
But a grievous word stirreth up anger.

¹⁰ For,
He that would love life,
And see good days,
Let him refrain his tongue from evil,
And his lips that they speak no guile:

²¹ Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
And they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.