7 Now every species of wild beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of sea monsters, is subdued, and has been subdued by man:
8 but the tongue of men, no one can subdue; it is an unruly evil thing, full of deadly poison.
9 And for this reason, God has exceedingly exalted him, and has bestowed on him a name which is above every name;
10 that, at the name of Jesus, every knee should bow; of those in heaven, and upon the earth, and under the earth;
11 and that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.
2 For in many things we all offend. If any one offend not in the word, he is a perfect man, able to rule, also, the whole body.
36 Be assured, however, that of every pernicious word which men shall utter, they shall give an account on the day of judgment.
37 For by your words you shall be acquitted, and by your words you shall be condemned.
1 Though I could speak with the tongues of men, of angels, but have not love, I become as sounding brass, or a noisy cymbal.
9 With it we bless God, even the Father; and with it we curse men, who are made in the likeness of God.
10 Out of the same mouth proceed a blessing and a curse! My brethren, these things ought not so to be.
11 Does a fountain send forth, from the same opening, sweet water and bitter?
12 Can a fig-tree, my brethren, produces olives; or a vine, figs? So, no fountain can yield salt water and fresh.
26 If any one among you think to be religious, who bridles not his tongue, but deceives his own heart, the religion of this person is vain.
3 Behold, we put bits into the mouths of horses, to make them obedient to us, and we turn about their whole body.
4 Behold, also, the ships, which, though they be so great, and are driven by fierce winds, are turned about by a very small helm, whithersoever the power of the pilot determines:
5 so, also, the tongue is a little member, yet it works mightily. Behold, how much wood a little fire kindles!
6 Now the tongue is a fire-a world of iniquity; the tongue is so placed among our members, that it defiles the whole body, and sets the wheel of nature in a blaze, and is set on fire from hell.