James 3:2

Restraining The Tongue

¹ Not many should become teachers, my brothers, knowing that we will receive a stricter judgment, ² for we all stumble in many ways. If anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a mature man who is also able to control his whole body. ³ Now when we put bits into the mouths of horses to make them obey us, we also guide the whole animal.

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Matthew 12:37

For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 1:26

If anyone thinks he is religious without controlling his tongue, then his religion is useless and he deceives himself.

1 Kings 8:46

When they sin against You—
for there is no one who does not sin—
and You are angry with them
and hand them over to the enemy,
and their captors deport them to the enemy’s country—
whether distant or nearby—

Proverbs 20:9

Who can say, “I have kept my heart pure;
I am cleansed from my sin”?

Ecclesiastes 7:20

There is certainly no righteous man on the earth
who does good and never sins.

James 1:4

But endurance must do its complete work, so that you may be mature and complete, lacking nothing.

James 3:5-6

So too, though the tongue is a small part of the body, it boasts great things. Consider how large a forest a small fire ignites.

1 Peter 3:10

For the one who wants to love life
and to see good days
must keep his tongue from evil
and his lips from speaking deceit,

2 Chronicles 6:36

When they sin against You—
for there is no one who does not sin—
and You are angry with them
and hand them over to the enemy,
and their captors deport them
to a distant or nearby country,

Psalm 34:13

Keep your tongue from evil
and your lips from deceitful speech.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Isaiah 64:6

All of us have become like something unclean,
and all our righteous acts are like a polluted garment;
all of us wither like a leaf,
and our iniquities carry us away like the wind.

Romans 3:10

as it is written:

There is no one righteous, not even one.

Romans 7:21

So I discover this principle: When I want to do what is good, evil is with me.

1 Corinthians 9:27

Instead, I discipline my body and bring it under strict control, so that after preaching to others, I myself will not be disqualified.

Galatians 3:22

But the Scripture has imprisoned everything under sin’s power, so that the promise by faith in Jesus Christ might be given to those who believe.

Galatians 5:17

For the flesh desires what is against the Spirit, and the Spirit desires what is against the flesh; these are opposed to each other, so that you don’t do what you want.

Colossians 1:28

We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ.

Colossians 4:12

Epaphras, who is one of you, a slave of Christ Jesus, greets you. He is always contending for you in his prayers, so that you can stand mature and fully assured in everything God wills.

Hebrews 13:21

equip you with all that is good to do His will, working in us what is pleasing in His sight, through Jesus Christ. Glory belongs to Him forever and ever. Amen.

James 2:10

For whoever keeps the entire law, yet fails in one point, is guilty of breaking it all.

1 Peter 5:10

Now the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ Jesus, will personally restore, establish, strengthen, and support you after you have suffered a little.

1 John 1:8-10

If we say, “We have no sin,” we are deceiving ourselves, and the truth is not in us.