15 Bible Verses About Guard Your Mouth

LORD, station a guard at my mouth; keep a sentry at the doorway of my lips.

Those who watch what they say protect their lives, but those who talk carelessly come to ruin.

If anyone thinks they are devout but does not put a bridle on their tongue, they are fooling themselves, and their religion is empty.

I made up my mind: “I will be careful how I live, so that my tongue does not lead me into sin. I will keep my mouth muzzled for as long as the wicked stand before me.”

Where there are many words, wrongdoing is never far away, but whoever holds back their words is wise.

Even fools are thought wise if they keep quiet; if they close their lips, they seem discerning.

Do not speak rashly, and do not let your heart be quick to say anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so keep your words few.

And I tell you this: every idle word people speak is a word they will have to answer for on judgment day.

Thoughtless words cut like a sword, but what the wise say heals.

Rid yourself of a crooked mouth; keep lying lips far away from you.

Be sure of this, my dear brothers and sisters. Every person should be eager to listen, slow to speak, and slow to anger,

The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love to talk will eat what it produces.

Do not let your mouth lead you into sin, and do not tell the messenger, “It was a mistake.” Why should God be angry at what you say and destroy the work of your hands?

Do you see someone who speaks without thinking? A fool has more hope than that person.