The words we speak have the ability to bring life or death, as the Bible teaches that our tongues hold immense power. According to Proverbs 18:21, the tongue can either bless or curse, and the choice is ours. In 1 Peter 3:10 and Proverbs 15:1, we are encouraged to use our words to build others up and promote peace, rather than tearing them down. The apostle Paul also exhorts believers in Ephesians 4:29 to speak only what is helpful and edifying, and in Psalms 141:3, the psalmist asks God to guard his mouth, recognizing the potential for harm that unguarded speech can cause.
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Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.
For, “Whoever would love life and see good days must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from deceitful speech.
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.
But I tell you that men will give an account on the day of judgment for every careless word they have spoken. For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
May the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be pleasing in Your sight, O LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.
The tongue also is a fire, a world of wickedness among the parts of the body. It pollutes the whole person, sets the course of his life on fire, and is itself set on fire by hell.
My beloved brothers, understand this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.