Ben Sira 5:13-14
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13 Honor and dishonor through speaking!
The tongue can be your downfall.
14 Do not be called double-tongued;
and with your tongue do not slander a neighbor.
For shame has been created for the thief,
and sore disgrace for the double-tongued.
Ben Sira 19:16
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16 Then, too, a person can slip and not mean it;
who has not sinned with his tongue?(A)
Ben Sira 25:8
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8 Happy the man who lives with a sensible woman,
and the one who does not plow with an ox and a donkey combined.[a]
Happy the one who does not sin with the tongue,
who does not serve an inferior.
James 1:26
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26 [a]If anyone thinks he is religious and does not bridle his tongue[b] but deceives his heart, his religion is vain.(A)
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- 1:26–27 A practical application of Jas 1:22 is now made.
- 1:26 For control of the tongue, see note on Jas 3:1–12.
James 3:2
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2 for we all fall short in many respects. If anyone does not fall short in speech, he is a perfect man, able to bridle his whole body also.(A)
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