Death and life are in the power of the tongue: they that love it, shall eat the fruits thereof.

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Proverbs 18:4-7 Words from the mouth of a man are as deep water: and the fountain of wisdom is an overflowing stream. . . .

Proverbs 10:20,21,31 The lips of the just teach many: but they that are ignorant, shall die in the want of understanding. . . .

Proverbs 11:30 If the just man receive in the earth, how much more the wicked and the sinner.

Matthew 12:35-37 A good man out of a good treasure bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of an evil treasure bringeth forth evil things. . . .

Romans 10:14,15 How then shall they call on him in whom they have not believed? Or how shall they believe him of whom they have not heard? And how shall they hear without a preacher? . . .

2 Corinthians 2:16 To the one indeed the odour of death unto death: but to the others the odour of life unto life. And for these things who is so sufficient?

2 Corinthians 11:15 Therefore it is no great thing if his ministers be transformed as the ministers of justice, whose end shall be according to their works.

Ephesians 4:29 Let no evil speech proceed from your mouth: but that which is good, to the edification of faith: that it may administer grace to the hearers.

Colossians 4:6 Let your speech be always in grace seasoned with salt: that you may know how you ought to answer every man.

Titus 1:10,11 For there are also many disobedient, vain talkers and seducers: especially they who are of the circumcision. . . .

James 3:6-9 And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity. The tongue is placed among our members, which defileth the whole body and inflameth the wheel of our nativity, being set on fire by hell. . . .

2 Peter 2:18 For, speaking proud words of vanity, they allure by the desires of fleshly riotousness those who for a little while escape, such as converse in error:

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Proverbs 10:9 He that winketh with the eye, shall cause sorrow: and the foolish in lips shall be beaten.

Ecclesiastes 10:12-14 The words of the mouth of a wise man are grace: but the lips of a fool shall throw him down headlong. . . .

Isaiah 57:19 I created the fruit of the lips, peace, peace to him that is far off, and to him that is near, said the Lord, and I healed him.