Matthew 12:37

World English Bible (2000)

For by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

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  • Prov 13:3 : 3 He who guards his mouth guards his soul. One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
  • Jas 2:21-25 : 21 Wasn't Abraham our father justified by works, in that he offered up Isaac his son on the altar? 22 You see that faith worked with his works, and by works faith was perfected; 23 and the Scripture was fulfilled which says, "Abraham believed God, and it was accounted to him as righteousness;" and he was called the friend of God. 24 You see then that by works, a man is justified, and not only by faith. 25 In the same way, wasn't Rahab the prostitute also justified by works, in that she received the messengers, and sent them out another way?

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    31 Therefore I tell you, every sin and blasphemy will be forgiven men, but the blasphemy against the Spirit will not be forgiven men.

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    34 You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

    35 The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

    36 I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

  • Job 15:5-6
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    5 For your iniquity teaches your mouth, and you choose the language of the crafty.

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    1 "Don't judge, so that you won't be judged.

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    12 So speak, and so do, as men who are to be judged by a law of freedom.

    13 For judgment is without mercy to him who has shown no mercy. Mercy triumphs over judgment.

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    1 Therefore you are without excuse, O man, whoever you are who judge. For in that which you judge another, you condemn yourself. For you who judge practice the same things.

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    20 Therefore, by their fruits you will know them.

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    57 Why don't you judge for yourselves what is right?

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    59 I tell you, you will by no means get out of there, until you have paid the very last penny."

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    17 "But you are full of the judgment of the wicked. Judgment and justice take hold of you.

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    13 An evil man is trapped by sinfulness of lips, but the righteous shall come out of trouble.

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