Bible Verses about “holding your tongue”

“‹For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.›”

“‹For God sent not his Son into the world to condemn the world; but that the world through him might be saved.›”

“¶ Be sober, be vigilant; because your adversary the devil, as a roaring lion, walketh about, seeking whom he may devour:”

“Love not the world, neither the things [that are] in the world. If any man love the world, the love of the Father is not in him.”

“For all that [is] in the world, the lust of the flesh, and the lust of the eyes, and the pride of life, is not of the Father, but is of the world.”

“And the world passeth away, and the lust thereof: but he that doeth the will of God abideth for ever.”

“He that saith, I know him, and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in him.”

“He that saith he is in the light, and hateth his brother, is in darkness even until now.”

“But the anointing which ye have received of him abideth in you, and ye need not that any man teach you: but as the same anointing teacheth you of all things, and is truth, and is no lie, and even as it hath taught you, ye shall abide in him.”

“¶ And hereby we do know that we know him, if we keep his commandments.”

“He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as he walked.”

“¶ Little children, it is the last time: and as ye have heard that antichrist shall come, even now are there many antichrists; whereby we know that it is the last time.”

“And he is the propitiation for our sins: and not for ours only, but also for [the sins of] the whole world.”

“But he that hateth his brother is in darkness, and walketh in darkness, and knoweth not whither he goeth, because that darkness hath blinded his eyes.”

“¶ My little children, these things write I unto you, that ye sin not. And if any man sin, we have an advocate with the Father, Jesus Christ the righteous:”

“¶ But ye have an unction from the Holy One, and ye know all things.”

“They went out from us, but they were not of us; for if they had been of us, they would [no doubt] have continued with us: but [they went out], that they might be made manifest that they were not all of us.”

“But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in him.”

“He that loveth his brother abideth in the light, and there is none occasion of stumbling in him.”

“Who is a liar but he that denieth that Jesus is the Christ? He is antichrist, that denieth the Father and the Son.”

“I have written unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I have written unto you, young men, because ye are strong, and the word of God abideth in you, and ye have overcome the wicked one.”

“These [things] have I written unto you concerning them that seduce you.”

“¶ And now, little children, abide in him; that, when he shall appear, we may have confidence, and not be ashamed before him at his coming.”

“Let that therefore abide in you, which ye have heard from the beginning. If that which ye have heard from the beginning shall remain in you, ye also shall continue in the Son, and in the Father.”

“Whosoever denieth the Son, the same hath not the Father: [(but) he that acknowledgeth the Son hath the Father also.]”

“If ye know that he is righteous, ye know that every one that doeth righteousness is born of him.”

“¶ Brethren, I write no new commandment unto you, but an old commandment which ye had from the beginning. The old commandment is the word which ye have heard from the beginning.”

“Again, a new commandment I write unto you, which thing is true in him and in you: because the darkness is past, and the true light now shineth.”

“I have not written unto you because ye know not the truth, but because ye know it, and that no lie is of the truth.”

“¶ I write unto you, little children, because your sins are forgiven you for his name's sake.”

“I write unto you, fathers, because ye have known him [that is] from the beginning. I write unto you, young men, because ye have overcome the wicked one. I write unto you, little children, because ye have known the Father.”

“And this is the promise that he hath promised us, [even] eternal life.”

“Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”

“¶ My brethren, be not many masters, knowing that we shall receive the greater condemnation.”

“And the tongue [is] a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.”

“But the tongue can no man tame; [it is] an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.”

“Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.”

“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same [is] a perfect man, [and] able also to bridle the whole body.”

“Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!”

“For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:”

“Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet [water] and bitter?”

“Behold, we put bits in the horses' mouths, that they may obey us; and we turn about their whole body.”

“Behold also the ships, which though [they be] so great, and [are] driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.”

“Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so [can] no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.”