30 Holding Your Tongue Bible Verse

“Those who guard their mouths and their tongues keep themselves from calamity.”

“The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”

“My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,”

“Sin is not ended by multiplying words, but the prudent hold their tongues.”

“The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint, and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.”

“Do not let any unwholesome talk come out of your mouths, but only what is helpful for building others up according to their needs, that it may benefit those who listen.”

“Fools give full vent to their rage, but the wise bring calm in the end.”

“Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.”

“The soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.”

“But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.”

“A gentle answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.”

“I said, ‘I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked.'”

“Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark. The tongue also is a fire, a world of evil among the parts of the body. It corrupts the whole body, sets the whole course of one’s life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.”

“The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.”

“The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.”

“Let your conversation be always full of grace, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how to answer everyone.”

“The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction. Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.”

“Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.”

“A fortune made by a lying tongue is a fleeting vapor and a deadly snare.”

“What goes into someone’s mouth does not defile them, but what comes out of their mouth, that is what defiles them.”

“To answer before listening— that is folly and shame.”

“Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent, and discerning if they hold their tongues.”

“Do you see someone who speaks in haste? There is more hope for a fool than for them.”

“But no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.”

“The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.”

“The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.”

“The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.”

“Out of the same mouth come praise and cursing. My brothers and sisters, this should not be.”

“A person finds joy in giving an apt reply— and how good is a timely word!”

“With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.”