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Want to know what the Bible says about Our Tongue? Here are 88 Bible verses about Our Tongue from the Old and New Testaments of the Holy Bible, New International Version (NIV), sorted from the most relevant to the least relevant.

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Matthew 15:11 NIV
What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”
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Proverbs 17:9 NIV
Whoever would foster love covers over an offense,
    but whoever repeats the matter separates close friends.
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Psalm 37:30 NIV
The mouths of the righteous utter wisdom,
    and their tongues speak what is just.
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Proverbs 17:27-28 NIV
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,
    and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
    and discerning if they hold their tongues.
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Proverbs 15:28 NIV
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers,
    but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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Proverbs 18:8 NIV
The words of a gossip are like choice morsels;
    they go down to the inmost parts.
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Proverbs 16:28 NIV
A perverse person stirs up conflict,
    and a gossip separates close friends.
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Proverbs 15:2 NIV
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge,
    but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
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Romans 3:13 NIV
“Their throats are open graves;
    their tongues practice deceit.”
“The poison of vipers is on their lips.”
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