¹⁸ But the things which proceed out of the mouth come forth out of the heart; and they defile the man.

³⁴ Ye offspring of vipers, how can ye, being evil, speak good things? for out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaketh.

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.

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

¹¹ Not that which entereth into the mouth defileth the man; but that which proceedeth out of the mouth, this defileth the man.

² The tongue of the wise uttereth knowledge aright; But the mouth of fools poureth out folly.

³² The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable; But the mouth of the wicked `speaketh' perverseness.

¹² A worthless person, a man of iniquity, Is he that walketh with a perverse mouth;

³ The words of his mouth are iniquity and deceit: He hath ceased to be wise `and' to do good.

¹³ As saith the proverb of the ancients, Out of the wicked cometh forth wickedness; but my hand shall not be upon thee.

⁵ and there was given to him a mouth speaking great things and blasphemies; and there was given to him authority to continue forty and two months.

⁶ And he opened his mouth for blasphemies against God, to blaspheme his name, and his tabernacle, `even' them that dwell in the heaven.

²² He saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I am an austere man, taking up that which I laid not down, and reaping that which I did not sow;