Bible Cross References
heart
Proverbs 15:2
When wise people speak, they make knowledge attractive, but stupid people spout nonsense.
Proverbs 16:23
Intelligent people think before they speak; what they say is then more persuasive.
1 Kings 3:23-28
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Then King Solomon said, "Each of you claims that the living child is hers and that the dead child belongs to the other one."
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He sent for a sword, and when it was brought,
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he said, "Cut the living child in two and give each woman half of it."
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The real mother, her heart full of love for her son, said to the king, "Please, Your Majesty, don't kill the child! Give it to her!" But the other woman said, "Don't give it to either of us; go on and cut it in two."
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Then Solomon said, "Don't kill the child! Give it to the first woman---she is its real mother."
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When the people of Israel heard of Solomon's decision, they were all filled with deep respect for him, because they knew then that God had given him the wisdom to settle disputes fairly.
Ecclesiastes 5:2
Think before you speak, and don't make any rash promises to God. He is in heaven and you are on earth, so don't say any more than you have to.
Ecclesiastes 5:6
Don't let your own words lead you into sin, so that you have to tell God's priest that you didn't mean it. Why make God angry with you? Why let him destroy what you have worked for?
1 Peter 3:15
But have reverence for Christ in your hearts, and honor him as Lord. Be ready at all times to answer anyone who asks you to explain the hope you have in you,
the mouth
Proverbs 10:19
The more you talk, the more likely you are to sin. If you are wise, you will keep quiet.
Proverbs 13:16
Sensible people always think before they act, but stupid people advertise their ignorance.
Proverbs 29:11
Stupid people express their anger openly, but sensible people are patient and hold it back.
Proverbs 29:20
There is more hope for a stupid fool than for someone who speaks without thinking.
Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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What the wise say brings them honor, but fools are destroyed by their own words.
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They start out with silly talk and end up with pure madness.
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A fool talks on and on. No one knows what is going to happen next, and no one can tell us what will happen after we die.
Matthew 12:34
You snakes---how can you say good things when you are evil? For the mouth speaks what the heart is full of.
Titus 1:10
For there are many, especially the converts from Judaism, who rebel and deceive others with their nonsense.
Titus 1:11
It is necessary to stop their talk, because they are upsetting whole families by teaching what they should not, and all for the shameful purpose of making money.
James 3:6-8
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And the tongue is like a fire. It is a world of wrong, occupying its place in our bodies and spreading evil through our whole being. It sets on fire the entire course of our existence with the fire that comes to it from hell itself.
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We humans are able to tame and have tamed all other creatures---wild animals and birds, reptiles and fish.
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But no one has ever been able to tame the tongue. It is evil and uncontrollable, full of deadly poison.
2 Peter 2:18
They make proud and stupid statements, and use immoral bodily lusts to trap those who are just beginning to escape from among people who live in error.