Proverbs 18:20-21; Proverbs 12:13; Proverbs 13:3; Matthew 12:37

Proverbs 18:20-21

20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.

21 The tongue has the power of life and death, and those who love it will eat its fruit.

Proverbs 12:13

13 Evildoers are trapped by their sinful talk, and so the innocent escape trouble.

Proverbs 13:3

3 Those who guard their lips preserve their lives, but those who speak rashly will come to ruin.

Matthew 12:37

37 For by your words you will be acquitted, and by your words you will be condemned.”