He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.
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For they sleep not, except they have done mischief; and their sleep is taken away, unless they cause some to fall.
Proverbs
WisdomKeep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersAnd the Jews undertook to do as they had begun, and as Mordecai had written unto them;
Esther
History / MordecaiAnd the Spirit of the LORD came upon him, and he judged Israel, and went out to war: and the LORD delivered Chushan-rishathaim king of Mesopotamia into his hand; and his hand prevailed against Chushan-rishathaim.
Judges
History / SamuelHowbeit they looked when he should have swollen, or fallen down dead suddenly: but after they had looked a great while, and saw no harm come to him, they changed their minds, and said that he was a god.
Acts
History / LukeAnd he said unto me, What seest thou? And I answered, I see a flying roll; the length thereof is twenty cubits, and the breadth thereof ten cubits.
Zechariah
Minor ProphetsAnd if he trespass against thee seven times in a day, and seven times in a day turn again to thee, saying, I repent; thou shalt forgive him.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThese are the children of Abihail the son of Huri, the son of Jaroah, the son of Gilead, the son of Michael, the son of Jeshishai, the son of Jahdo, the son of Buz;
1 Chronicles
HistoryThose by the way side are they that hear; then cometh the devil, and taketh away the word out of their hearts, lest they should believe and be saved.
Luke
Gospels / LukeThe king by judgment establisheth the land: but he that receiveth gifts overthroweth it.
Proverbs
Wisdom / SolomonSave only that which the young men have eaten, and the portion of the men which went with me, Aner, Eshcol, and Mamre; let them take their portion.
Genesis
LawThen they went out of the city, and came unto him.
John
Gospels / JohnHe that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.
Ecclesiastes
Wisdom / SolomonAs concerning the gospel, they are enemies for your sakes: but as touching the election, they are beloved for the fathers' sakes.
Romans
Pauline Epistles / PaulAnd thou shalt bring the meat offering that is made of these things unto the LORD: and when it is presented unto the priest, he shall bring it unto the altar.
Leviticus
LawThey say unto him, Master, this woman was taken in adultery, in the very act.
John
Gospels / JohnThen Saul said to David, Blessed be thou, my son David: thou shalt both do great things, and also shalt still prevail. So David went on his way, and Saul returned to his place.
1 Samuel
History / SamuelI have compared thee, O my love, to a company of horses in Pharaoh's chariots.
Solomon's Song
PoetryAll the inhabitants of the hill country from Lebanon unto Misrephoth-maim, and all the Sidonians, them will I drive out from before the children of Israel: only divide thou it by lot unto the Israelites for an inheritance, as I have commanded thee.
Joshua
History / JoshuaAnd it came to pass, when he reigned, that he smote all the house of Jeroboam; he left not to Jeroboam any that breathed, until he had destroyed him, according unto the saying of the LORD, which he spake by his servant Ahijah the Shilonite:
1 Kings
History / JeremiahSo then every one of us shall give account of himself to God.
Romans
Pauline EpistlesThe LORD is known by the judgment which he executeth: the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.
Psalms
Poetry / David and othersTo whom our fathers would not obey, but thrust him from them, and in their hearts turned back again into Egypt,