Profitability and Cleanliness(Edit)

Matthew 15:10-11 - "And he called the people to him and said to them, “Hear and understand: it is not what goes into the mouth that defiles a person, but what comes out of the mouth; this defiles a person.”"

Ephesians 4:29 - "Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear."

Proverbs 17:20 - "A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity."

Matthew 12:36-37 - "I tell you, on the day of judgment people will give account for every careless word they speak, for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned."

2 Timothy 2:16 - "But avoid irreverent babble, for it will lead people into more and more ungodliness,"

Consequences to the self(Edit)

Proverbs 18:21 - Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

Proverbs 21:20 - Precious treasure and oil are in a wise man's dwelling, but a foolish man devours it.

Proverbs 21:23 - Whoever keeps his mouth and his tongue keeps himself out of trouble.

Proverbs 13:3 - Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Proverbs 18:6-7 - A fool's lips walk into a fight, and his mouth invites a beating. A fool's mouth is his ruin, and his lips are a snare to his soul.

Matthew 12:37 - for by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.

Relationship with God(Edit)

James 3:9-12 - With it we bless our Lord and Father, and with it we curse people who are made in the likeness of God. From the same mouth come blessing and cursing. My brothers, these things ought not to be so. Does a spring pour forth from the same opening both fresh and salt water? Can a fig tree, my brothers, bear olives, or a grapevine produce figs? Neither can a salt pond yield fresh water.

Matthew 12:34 - You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, when you are evil? For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks.

Relationship to others(Edit)

Proverbs 15:1 - A soft answer turns away wrath, but a harsh word stirs up anger.

Ephesians 4:25 - Therefore, having put away falsehood, let each one of you speak the truth with his neighbor, for we are members one of another.

Ephesians 4:29 - Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Proverbs 12:18 - There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.

Blathering on...(Edit)

Proverbs 29:20 - Do you see a man who is hasty in his words? There is more hope for a fool than for him.

Proverbs 18:13 - If one gives an answer before he hears, it is his folly and shame.

Witness(Edit)

Titus 2:7-8 - Show yourself in all respects to be a model of good works, and in your teaching show integrity, dignity, and sound speech that cannot be condemned, so that an opponent may be put to shame, having nothing evil to say about us.

Ephesians 5:3 - But sexual immorality and all impurity or covetousness must not even be named among you, as is proper among saints. Let there be no filthiness nor foolish talk nor crude joking, which are out of place, but instead let there be thanksgiving.

Lying(Edit)

Psalm 34:13 - Keep your tongue from evil and your lips from speaking deceit.

Proverbs 10:9 - Whoever walks in integrity walks securely,

but he who makes his ways crooked will be found out.

"Just kidding"(Edit)

Prov 26:18-19 - Like a madman who throws firebrands, arrows, and death is the man who deceives his neighbor and says, “I am only joking!”