Bible Verses About Controlling Your Tongue

Words have immense power—they can build up or tear down, bring healing or hurt. The Bible emphasizes the importance of controlling our tongue and using our words wisely. In this blog post, Bible Verses About Controlling Your Tongue, we’ll explore scriptures that teach us about the impact of our speech and the value of speaking with kindness, truth, and self-control. These verses remind us that our words reflect our heart and can be a powerful tool to glorify God and uplift others. Discover how to honor God by using your words with intention and grace.

Bible Verses About Controlling Your Tongue

Here are some verses about controlling your tongue:

Proverbs 21:23 – Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.

James 1:19 – Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath.

Proverbs 15:1 – A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.

Proverbs 18:21 – Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

Ephesians 4:29 – Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.

Colossians 4:6 – Let your speech be alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.

Proverbs 10:19 – In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.

James 3:2 – For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.

Proverbs 12:18 – There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.

Psalm 141:3 – Set a watch, O Lord, before my mouth; keep the door of my lips.

Proverbs 13:3 – He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.

Proverbs 29:20 – Seest thou a man that is hasty in his words? there is more hope of a fool than of him.

James 3:5 – Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

1 Peter 3:10 – For he that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile.

Matthew 12:36 – But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.

Proverbs 17:27 – He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

These verses remind us of the power of our words and encourage us to use our speech wisely and kindly.

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