Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.

Proverbs 12:13
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 13:3
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 17:27, 28
A man of knowledge restrains his words, and a man of understanding keeps a cool head. . . .

Proverbs 18:21
Life and death are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

James 1:26
If anyone considers himself religious and yet does not bridle his tongue, he deceives his heart and his religion is worthless.

James 3:2-13
We all stumble in many ways. If anyone is never at fault in what he says, he is a perfect man, able to control his whole body. . . .