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Luc 6:45
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in his heart, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in his heart. For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of. (niv)
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Matthieu 15:18
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them. (niv)
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1 Samuel 24 13
As the old saying goes,‘ From evildoers come evil deeds,’ so my hand will not touch you. (niv)
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Jacques 3:5-8
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.All kinds of animals, birds, reptiles and sea creatures are being tamed and have been tamed by mankind,but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison. (niv)
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Ephésiens 4:29
Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen. (niv)
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Romains 3:10-14
As it is written:“ There is no one righteous, not even one;there is no one who understands; there is no one who seeks God.All have turned away, they have together become worthless; there is no one who does good, not even one.”“ Their throats are open graves; their tongues practice deceit.”“ The poison of vipers is on their lips.”“ Their mouths are full of cursing and bitterness.” (niv)
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Matthieu 12:35
A good man brings good things out of the good stored up in him, and an evil man brings evil things out of the evil stored up in him. (niv)
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1Jean 3:10
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Jean 8:44
You belong to your father, the devil, and you want to carry out your father’s desires. He was a murderer from the beginning, not holding to the truth, for there is no truth in him. When he lies, he speaks his native language, for he is a liar and the father of lies. (niv)
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Esaïe 32:6
For fools speak folly, their hearts are bent on evil: They practice ungodliness and spread error concerning the Lord; the hungry they leave empty and from the thirsty they withhold water. (niv)
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Psaumes 140:2-3
who devise evil plans in their hearts and stir up war every day.They make their tongues as sharp as a serpent’s; the poison of vipers is on their lips. (niv)
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Psaumes 10:6-7
He says to himself,“ Nothing will ever shake me.” He swears,“ No one will ever do me harm.”His mouth is full of lies and threats; trouble and evil are under his tongue. (niv)
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Matthieu 3:7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming to where he was baptizing, he said to them:“ You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (niv)
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Esaïe 59:14
So justice is driven back, and righteousness stands at a distance; truth has stumbled in the streets, honesty cannot enter. (niv)
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Psaumes 64:3
They sharpen their tongues like swords and aim cruel words like deadly arrows. (niv)
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Psaumes 53:1
The fool says in his heart,“ There is no God.” They are corrupt, and their ways are vile; there is no one who does good. (niv)
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Matthieu 23:33
“ You snakes! You brood of vipers! How will you escape being condemned to hell? (niv)
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Luc 3:7
John said to the crowds coming out to be baptized by him,“ You brood of vipers! Who warned you to flee from the coming wrath? (niv)
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Esaïe 59:4
No one calls for justice; no one pleads a case with integrity. They rely on empty arguments, they utter lies; they conceive trouble and give birth to evil. (niv)
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Psaumes 120:2-4
Save me, Lord, from lying lips and from deceitful tongues.What will he do to you, and what more besides, you deceitful tongue?He will punish you with a warrior’s sharp arrows, with burning coals of the broom bush. (niv)
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Psaumes 52:2-5
You who practice deceit, your tongue plots destruction; it is like a sharpened razor.You love evil rather than good, falsehood rather than speaking the truth.You love every harmful word, you deceitful tongue!Surely God will bring you down to everlasting ruin: He will snatch you up and pluck you from your tent; he will uproot you from the land of the living. (niv)
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Jérémie 7:2-5
“ Stand at the gate of the Lord’s house and there proclaim this message:“‘ Hear the word of the Lord, all you people of Judah who come through these gates to worship the Lord.This is what the Lord Almighty, the God of Israel, says: Reform your ways and your actions, and I will let you live in this place.Do not trust in deceptive words and say,“ This is the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord, the temple of the Lord!”If you really change your ways and your actions and deal with each other justly, (niv)
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Psaumes 64:5
They encourage each other in evil plans, they talk about hiding their snares; they say,“ Who will see it?” (niv)