1. Proverbs 10:12-13a
(NIV)
Hatred stirs up conflict, but love covers over all wrongs. Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning.
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2. Proverbs 10:19
(NIV)
Water to blood.When there are many words, sin is unavoidable,
but the one who controls his lips is wise.
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3. Proverbs 8:7-8
(NIV)
My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse
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4. Ephesians 4:15
(NIV)
Instead, we will speak the truth in love, growing in every way more and more like Christ, who is the head of his body, the church.
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5. Ephesians 4:26-27
(NIV)
In your anger do not sin:Do not let the sun go down while you are still angry, and do not give the devil a foothold.
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6. Proverbs 16:24
(NIV)
Gracious words are a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.
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