Unwholesome Talk

(A study/comparison of similar verses)

Set a guard, O Lord, over my mouth;
keep watch over the door of my lips.
Psalm 141:3

 

Put away from you a deceitful mouth,
And put perverse lips far from you.
Proverbs 4:24

 

If anyone among you thinks he is religious,
and does not bridle his tongue but deceives
his own heart, this one’s religion is useless.
James 1:26

 

Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or
coarse joking, which are out of place,
but rather thanksgiving.
Ephesians 5:4

 

There is one who speaks like the piercings of a
sword, but the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 12:18

 

Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with
salt, that you may know how you ought
to answer each one.
Colossians 4:6