¹³ Keep thy tongue from evil, And thy lips from speaking guile.

²² who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth:

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.

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.

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.

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

¹ I said, I will take heed to my ways, That I sin not with my tongue: I will keep my mouth with a bridle, While the wicked is before me.

¹¹ Wickedness is in the midst thereof: Oppression and guile depart not from its streets.

¹ Putting away therefore all wickedness, and all guile, and hypocrisies, and envies, and all evil speakings,

⁴ These are they that were not defiled with women; for they are virgins. These `are' they that follow the Lamb whithersoever he goeth. These were purchased from among men, `to be' the firstfruits unto God and unto the Lamb.

⁵ And in their mouth was found no lie: they are without blemish.

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

⁹ lie not one to another; seeing that ye have put off the old man with his doings,

¹⁹ The lip of truth shall be established for ever; But a lying tongue is but for a moment.

²² Lying lips are an abomination to Jehovah; But they that deal truly are his delight.

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

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

⁹ A false witness shall not be unpunished; And he that uttereth lies shall perish.

²³ Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue Keepeth his soul from troubles.

⁸ For he said, Surely, they are my people, children that will not deal falsely: so he was their Saviour.

³⁵ The good man out of his good treasure bringeth forth good things: and the evil man out of his evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.

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.

⁷ The wicked are overthrown, and are not; But the house of the righteous shall stand.