Psalm 34:13

The Lord Delivers The Righteous

¹² Who is the man who desires life
And loves length of days that he may see good?
¹³ Keep your tongue from evil
And your lips from speaking deceit.
¹⁴ Depart from evil and do good;
Seek peace and pursue it.

Make Sure

No

1 Peter 2:22

who committed no sin, nor was any deceit found in His mouth;

James 1:26

If anyone thinks himself to be religious, and yet does not bridle his tongue but deceives his own heart, this man’s religion is worthless.

James 3:2

For we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to bridle the whole body as well.

Psalm 141:3

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
Keep watch over the door of my lips.

Psalm 39:1

For the choir director, for Jeduthun. A Psalm of David.
I said, “I will guard my ways
That I may not sin with my tongue;
I will guard my mouth as with a muzzle
While the wicked are in my presence.”

Psalm 55:11

Destruction is in her midst;
Oppression and deceit do not depart from her streets.

1 Peter 2:1

Therefore, putting aside all malice and all deceit and hypocrisy and envy and all slander,

Proverbs 12:7

The wicked are overthrown and are no more,
But the house of the righteous will stand.

Proverbs 12:19

Truthful lips will be established forever,
But a lying tongue is only for a moment.

Proverbs 12:22

Lying lips are an abomination to the Lord,
But those who deal faithfully are His delight.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth preserves his life;
The one who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 18:21

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 19:9

A false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who tells lies will perish.

Proverbs 21:23

He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
Guards his soul from troubles.

Isaiah 63:8

For He said, “Surely, they are My people,
Sons who will not deal falsely.”
So He became their Savior.

Matthew 12:35-37

The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.

Colossians 3:9

Do not lie to one another, since you laid aside the old self with its evil practices,

James 1:19

This you know, my beloved brethren. But everyone must be quick to hear, slow to speak and slow to anger;

James 3:5-10

So also the tongue is a small part of the body, and yet it boasts of great things.See how great a forest is set aflame by such a small fire!

Revelation 14:4-5

These are the ones who have not been defiled with women, for they have kept themselves chaste. These are the ones who follow the Lamb wherever He goes. These have been purchased from among men as first fruits to God and to the Lamb.