Bible Verses About Tongue: Restrained by wisdom

Hee that hath knowledge, spareth his wordes, and a man of vnderstanding is of an excellent spirit.

He that keepeth his mouth and his tongue, keepeth his soule from afflictions.

A time to rent, and a time to sowe: a time to keepe silence, and a time to speake.

If any man amog you seeme religious, and refraineth not his tongue, but deceiueth his owne heart, this mans religion is vaine.

My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receiue the greater condemnation.

For in many things we sinne all. If any man sinne not in word, he is a perfect man, and able to bridle all the body.

Beholde, we put bittes into the horses mouthes, that they should obey vs, and we turne about all their bodie.

Behold also the shippes, which though they be so great, and are driuen of fierce windes, yet are they turned about with a very small rudder, whither soeuer the gouernour listeth.

Euen so the tongue is a litle member, and boasteth of great things: beholde, howe great a thing a litle fire kindleth.

And the tongue is fire, yea, a worlde of wickednesse: so is the tongue set among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature, and it is set on fire of hell.

For the whole nature of beasts, and of birds, and of creeping things, and things of the sea is tamed, and hath bene tamed of the nature of man.

But the tongue can no man tame. It is an vnruly euill, full of deadly poyson.

Therewith blesse we God euen the Father, and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

Out of one mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing: my brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Doeth a fountaine send forth at one place sweete water and bitter?

Can ye figge tree, my brethren, bring forth oliues, either a vine figges? so can no fountaine make both salt water and sweete.