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Luke 6:45
The good person out of the good treasury of his heart produces good, and the evil person out of his evil treasury produces evil, for his mouth speaks from what fills his heart.
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Psalms 64:3
They sharpen their tongues like a sword; they aim their arrow, a slanderous charge,
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Job 9:22-24
“ It is all one! That is why I say,‘ He destroys the blameless and the guilty.’If a scourge brings sudden death, he mocks at the despair of the innocent.If a land has been given into the hand of a wicked man, he covers the faces of its judges; if it is not he, then who is it?
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James 3:5-8
So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.And the tongue is a fire! The tongue represents the world of wrongdoing among the parts of our bodies. It pollutes the entire body and sets fire to the course of human existence– and is set on fire by hell.For every kind of animal, bird, reptile, and sea creature is subdued and has been subdued by humankind.But no human being can subdue the tongue; it is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.
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James 1:26
If someone thinks he is religious yet does not bridle his tongue, and so deceives his heart, his religion is futile.
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Jeremiah 9:3-5
The LORD says,“ These people are like soldiers who have readied their bows. Their tongues are always ready to shoot out lies. They have become powerful in the land, but they have not done so by honest means. Indeed, they do one evil thing after another and do not pay attention to me.Everyone must be on his guard around his friends. He must not even trust any of his relatives. For every one of them will find some way to cheat him. And all of his friends will tell lies about him.One friend deceives another and no one tells the truth. These people have trained themselves to tell lies. They do wrong and are unable to repent.
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Psalms 120:2-3
I said,“ O LORD, rescue me from those who lie with their lips and those who deceive with their tongue.How will he severely punish you, you deceptive talker?
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Psalms 50:19-20
You do damage with words, and use your tongue to deceive.You plot against your brother; you slander your own brother.
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Job 5:13
He catches the wise in their own craftiness, and the counsel of the cunning is brought to a quick end.
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Jeremiah 9:8
Their tongues are like deadly arrows. They are always telling lies. Friendly words for their neighbors come from their mouths. But their minds are thinking up ways to trap them.
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Psalms 52:2-4
Your tongue carries out your destructive plans; it is as effective as a sharp razor, O deceiver.You love evil more than good, lies more than speaking the truth.( Selah)You love to use all the words that destroy, and the tongue that deceives.
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Job 12:6
But the tents of robbers are peaceful, and those who provoke God are confident– who carry their god in their hands.
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Mark 7:21-22
For from within, out of the human heart, come evil ideas, sexual immorality, theft, murder,adultery, greed, evil, deceit, debauchery, envy, slander, pride, and folly.