Proverbs 13:2
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2 From the fruit of his mouth,
a person will enjoy good things,(A)
but treacherous people have an appetite for violence.(B)
Matthew 12:37
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37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Matthew 15:11
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11 It’s not what goes into the mouth that defiles(A) a person, but what comes out of the mouth—this defiles a person.”(B)
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Matthew 15:18-20
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18 But what comes out of the mouth comes from the heart, and this defiles a person.(A) 19 For from the heart come evil thoughts, murders, adulteries, sexual immoralities, thefts, false testimonies,(B) slander.(C) 20 These are the things that defile a person; but eating with unwashed hands does not defile a person.”(D)
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James 3:8
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8 but no one can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.(A)
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