36 But I say to you that for every idle word men may speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

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36 But I tell you that for every [a]careless word that people [b]speak, they will give an account of it on the (A)day of judgment.

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  1. Matthew 12:36 Or useless
  2. Matthew 12:36 Lit will speak

36 But I tell you, on the day of judgment people will have to give an accounting for every careless or useless word they speak.

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

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

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21 (A)Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

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21 (A)Death and life are in the [a]power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its (B)fruit.

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  1. Proverbs 18:21 Lit hand

21 
Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it and indulge it will eat its fruit and bear the consequences of their words.(A)

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21 The tongue has the power of life and death,(A)
    and those who love it will eat its fruit.(B)

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

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