Bible Verses About The Tongue

"To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!"
Proverbs 15:33 (ESV)

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and they who indulge in it shall eat the fruit of it [for death or life]."
Proverbs 18:21 (Amplified Bible)

"If any man among you seem to be religious, and bridleth  not his tongue, but deceiveth his own heart, this man's religion is vain."
James 1:26 (KJV)

"Righteous lips are the delight of kings, and they love him that speaketh right."
Proverbs 16:13 (21st Century KJV)

"A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger."
Proverbs 15:1 (KJV)

"A talebearer revealeth secrets, but he that is of a faithful spirit concealeth the matter."
Proverbs 11:13 (21st Century KJV)

"Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit."
Psalm 34:13 (NASB)

"He who restrains his words has knowledge,
and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding."
Proverbs 17:27 (NASB)

"The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom, and his tongue speaks justice."
Psalm 37:30 (NASB)

"But I tell you that men will have to give account on the day of judgment
for every careless word they have spoken."
Matthew 12:36 (NIV)

"The words of the wise are like cattle prods—painful but helpful. Their collected sayings are like a nail-studded stick with which a shepherd drives the sheep."
Ecclesiastes 12:11 (NLT)

"But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison."
James 3:8 (KJV)