Exo 4:10, 6:12, 30, Jer 1:6, Zec 3:1-7, Mat 12:34-37, Jam 3:1-2 | ESV | STEP | But Moses said to the Lord , Oh , my Lord , I am not eloquent , either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant , but I am slow of speech and of tongue .

10 But Moses said to the Lord, “Oh, my Lord, I am not eloquent, either in the past or since you have spoken to your servant, but ^aI am slow of speech and of tongue.”

Exodus 6:12

12 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, the people of Israel have ^bnot listened to me. How then shall Pharaoh listen to me, for ^cI am of uncircumcised lips?”

Exodus 6:30

30 But Moses said to the Lord, “Behold, ^dI am of uncircumcised lips. How will Pharaoh listen to me?”

Jeremiah 1:6

6 Then I said, “Ah, Lord God! Behold, ^eI do not know how to speak, ^ffor I am only a youth.”

Zechariah 3:1-7

A Vision of Joshua the High Priest

1 Then he showed me ^gJoshua the high priest standing before the angel of the Lord, and ^hSatan ^{▼▼Hebrew the Accuser or the Adversary} standing at his right hand to accuse him. 2 And the Lord said to Satan, ^j“The Lord rebuke you, O Satan! The Lord who has ^kchosen Jerusalem rebuke you! Is not this ^la brand ^{▼▼That is, a burning stick} plucked from the fire?” 3 Now ⁿJoshua was standing before the angel, ^oclothed with filthy garments. 4 And the angel said to ^pthose who were standing before him, ^q“Remove the filthy garments from him.” And to him he said, “Behold, ^rI have taken your iniquity away from you, and ^sI will clothe you with pure vestments.” 5 And I said, ^t“Let them put a clean turban on his head.” So they put a clean turban on his head and clothed him with garments. And the angel of the Lord was standing by.

6 And the angel of the Lord solemnly assured ^uJoshua, 7 “Thus says the Lord of hosts: If you will walk in my ways and ^vkeep my charge, then you shall ^wrule my house and have charge of my courts, and I will give you the right of access among ^xthose who are standing here.

Matthew 12:34-37

34 ^yYou brood of vipers! How can you speak good, ^zwhen you are evil? ^aaFor out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 ^abThe good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, ^acon the day of judgment ^adpeople will give account for ^aeevery careless word they speak, 37 for ^afby your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”

James 3:1-2

Taming the Tongue

1 ^agNot many of you should become teachers, my brothers, for you know that we who teach will be judged with greater strictness. 2 For ^ahwe all stumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, ^aihe is a perfect man, ^ajable also to bridle his whole body.