121 Bible Verses about The Power Of The Tongue
Want to know what the Bible says about The Power Of The Tongue? Here are 121 Bible verses about The Power Of The 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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Proverbs 21:23 NIV
Those who guard their mouths and their tongues
keep themselves from calamity.
keep themselves from calamity.
60
Matthew 12:36 NIV
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
60
Psalm 141:3 NIV
Set a guard over my mouth, Lord;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
keep watch over the door of my lips.
60
1 Peter 3:10 NIV
For,
“Whoever would love life
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
and see good days
must keep their tongue from evil
and their lips from deceitful speech.
55
Matthew 12:36-37 NIV
36 But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken. 37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
48
42
Proverbs 16:24 NIV
Gracious words are a honeycomb,
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
42
James 3:6 NIV
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.
42
Matthew 15:18 NIV
But the things that come out of a person’s mouth come from the heart, and these defile them.
37
James 3:5 NIV
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.
37
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