The government of the tongue

"The lips of the wise shall preserve them" (Proverbs 14:3).

"Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles" (Proverbs 21:23).

"He that will love life, and see good days, let him refrain his tongue from evil, and his lips that they speak no guile" (1Peter 3:10).

"He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life" (Proverbs 13:3).

"By thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned" (Matthew 12:37).