馬太福音 12:36
But I tell you that everyone will have to give account on the day of judgment for every empty word they have spoken.
我又告訴你們,凡人所說的閒話,當審判的日子,必要句句供出來;
歌羅西書 3:8
But now you must also rid yourselves of all such things as these: anger, rage, malice, slander, and filthy language from your lips.
但現在你們要棄絕這一切的事,以及惱恨、忿怒、惡毒(或作:陰毒)、毀謗,並口中污穢的言語。
雅各書 1:19
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
我親愛的弟兄們,這是你們所知道的,但你們各人要快快的聽,慢慢的說,慢慢的動怒,
雅各書 3:5
Likewise, the tongue is a small part of the body, but it makes great boasts. Consider what a great forest is set on fire by a small spark.
這樣,舌頭在百體裡也是最小的,卻能說大話。看哪,最小的火能點著最大的樹林。
詩篇 39:1
I said, "I will watch my ways and keep my tongue from sin; I will put a muzzle on my mouth while in the presence of the wicked."
(大衛的詩,交與伶長耶杜頓。)我曾說:我要謹慎我的言行,免得我舌頭犯罪;惡人在我面前的時候,我要用嚼環勒住我的口。
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