do not curse others with lies,
and beguile the weak.
Do not sunder truth,
and mislead the wayfarer,
with a serpent's tongue.
Be sincere,
speak thy truth.
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Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.
- Proverbs 18: 21
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 10: 18
Whoever guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
- Proverbs 13: 3
But what comes out of the mouth proceeds from the heart, and this defiles a person.
- Matthew 15: 18