Verse 13

Keepe thy tongue from euill, and thy lips, that they speake no guile.

Referenced Verses

  • 1 Pet 2:22 : 22 Who did no sinne, neither was there guile found in his mouth.
  • Jas 1:26 : 26 If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.
  • Jas 3:2 : 2 For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body.
  • Jas 3:5-9 : 5 Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth. 6 And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: so is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell. 7 For the whole nature of beasts, & of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed, and hath bene tamed of the nature of man. 8 But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson. 9 Therewith blesse we God euen the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. 10 Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.
  • Ps 141:3 : 3 Set a watch, O Lorde, before my mouth, and keepe the doore of my lips.
  • 1 Pet 2:1 : 1 Wherefore, laying aside all maliciousnes, and all guile, and dissimulation, and enuie, and all euill speaking,
  • Ps 39:1 : 1 To the excellent musician Ieduthun. A Psalme of Dauid. I thought, I will take heede to my wayes, that I sinne not with my tongue: I will keepe my mouth brideled, while the wicked is in my sight.
  • Ps 55:11 : 11 Wickednes is in the middes thereof: deceit and guile depart not from her streetes.
  • Rev 14:4-5 : 4 These are they, which are not defiled with women: for they are virgins: these followe the Lambe whithersoeuer he goeth: these are bought from men, being the first fruites vnto God, and to the Lambe. 5 And in their mouthes was found no guile: for they are without spot before the throne of God.
  • Prov 12:7 : 7 God ouerthroweth the wicked, and they are not: but the house of the righteous shall stand.
  • Prov 12:19 : 19 The lip of trueth shall be stable for euer: but a lying tongue varieth incontinently.
  • Prov 12:22 : 22 The lying lips are an abomination to the Lord: but they that deale truely are his delite.
  • Prov 13:3 : 3 Hee that keepeth his mouth, keepeth his life: but he that openeth his lips, destruction shal be to him.
  • Prov 18:21 : 21 Death & life are in the power of ye tongue, and they that loue it, shal eate the fruite thereof.
  • Prov 19:9 : 9 A false witnes shall not be vnpunished: and he that speaketh lyes, shall perish.
  • Prov 21:23 : 23 He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.
  • Isa 63:8 : 8 For he saide, Surely they are my people, children that wil not lie: so he was their Sauiour.
  • Matt 12:35-37 : 35 A good man out of the good treasure of his heart bringeth foorth good things: & an euill man out of an euill treasure, bringeth forth euill things. 36 But I say vnto you, that of euery idle word that men shall speake, they shall giue account thereof at the day of iudgement. 37 For by thy wordes thou shalt be iustified, and by thy wordes thou shalt be condemned.
  • Col 3:9 : 9 Lie not one to another, seeing that yee haue put off the olde man with his workes,
  • Jas 1:19 : 19 Wherefore my deare brethren, let euery man be swift to heare, slowe to speake, and slowe to wrath.