Hurtful Words
10 passages
- Proverbs 12:18
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:1
A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.
Read it in context - James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Read it in context - Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building up the one in need and bringing grace to those who listen.
Read it in context - Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
Read it in context - Proverbs 21:23
He who guards his mouth and tongue keeps his soul from distress.
Read it in context - Matthew 15:10–11
10Jesus called the crowd to Him and said, “Listen and understand. 11A man is not defiled by what enters his mouth, but by what comes out of it.”
Read it in context - Proverbs 15:4
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
Read it in context - Psalm 19:14
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
Read it in context - Luke 6:45
The good man brings good things out of the good treasure of his heart, and the evil man brings evil things out of the evil treasure of his heart. For out of the overflow of the heart the mouth speaks.
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