Psalms 12:3-4

3 May the Lord cut off all aflattering lips,
the tongue that makes bgreat boasts,
4those who say, “With our tongue we will prevail,
our lips are with us; who is master over us?”

Proverbs 6:17

17 chaughty eyes, da lying tongue,
and ehands that shed innocent blood,

Proverbs 12:13

13An evil man is ensnared fby the transgression of his lips,
gbut the righteous escapes from trouble.

Proverbs 17:20

20 hA man of crooked heart does not discover good,
and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.

Proverbs 18:21

21 iDeath and life are in the power of the tongue,
and those who love it will eat its fruits.
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