- bridleth:
- "Wherefore,ª myª belovedª brethren,ª let²° everyª manª beª° swiftª to² hear,ª° slowª to² speak,ª° slowª toª wrath:ª" {Jms 1:19} + "Forª in many thingsª we offendª° all.ª If any manª offendª° notª inª word,ª the sameª [is] a perfectª man,ª [and] ableª alsoª to bridleª° the¹ wholeª body.ª ... Andª the¹ tongueª [is] a fire,ª a worldª of iniquity:ª soª isª° the¹ tongueª amongª ourª members,ª that it defileth²°¹ the¹ wholeª body,ª andª setteth on fireª° the¹ courseª of nature;ª andª it is set on fireª° ofª hell.ª" {Jms 3:2-6} + "Be¹ ye not¹ as the horse,ª [or] as the mule,ª [which] have no¹ understanding:ª° whose mouthª must be held²° in¹ with bitª and bridle,ª lestª they come nearª° unto thee.¹" {Psa 32:9} + "Keepª° thy tongueª from evil,ª¹ and thy lipsª from speakingª°¹ guile.ª" {Psa 34:13} + "[[To the chief Musician,ª° [even] to Jeduthun,ª A Psalmª of David.]]ª I said,ª° I will take heedª° to my ways,ª that I sin²° not¹¹ with my tongue:ª I will keepª° my mouthª with a bridle,ª while¹ the wickedª is before¹ me. ... I was dumbª° with silence,ª I held my peace,ª° [even] from good;ª¹ and my sorrowª was stirred.ª°" {Psa 39:1-2} + "Setª° a watch,ª O LORD,ª before my mouth;ª keepª°¹ the doorª of my lips.ª" {Psa 141:3} + "In the multitudeª of wordsª there wantethª° not¹ sin:ª but he that refrainethª° his lipsª [is] wise.ª°" {Prv 10:19} + "The mouthª of the justª bringeth forthª° wisdom:ª but the frowardª tongueª shall be cut out.ª°" {Prv 10:31} + "A manª shall eatª° goodª by the fruitª¹ of [his] mouth:ª but the soulª of the transgressorsª° [shall eat] violence.ª ... He that keepethª° his mouthª keepethª° his life:ª [but] he that openeth wideª° his lipsª shall have destruction.ª" {Prv 13:2-3} + "The tongueª of the wiseª useth knowledgeª aright:ª° but the mouthª of foolsª poureth outª° foolishness.ª" {Prv 15:2} + "A divine sentenceª [is] in¹ the lipsª of the king:ª his mouthª transgressethª° not¹ in judgment.ª" {Prv 16:10} + "Betterª [is] the poorª° that walkethª° in his integrity,ª than [he that is] perverseª¹ in his lips,ª and is a fool.ª" {Prv 19:1} + "He covetethª° greedilyª all¹ the dayª long: but the righteousª givethª° and sparethª° not.¹" {Prv 21:26} + "Let²° noªª corruptª communicationª proceedª° out ofª yourª mouth,ª butª that¹ which² is goodª toª the¹ useª of edifying,ª thatª it may ministerª° graceª unto the¹ hearers.ª°" {Eph 4:29} + "Neitherª filthiness,ª norª foolish talking,ª norª jesting,ª which² are²° not² convenient:ª°¹ butª ratherª giving of thanks.ª" {Eph 5:4} + "Let yourª speechª [be] alwayª withª grace,ª seasonedª° with salt,ª that ye may knowª° howª yeª oughtª° to answerª° every² man.ª¹" {Col 4:6} + "Forª he that willª° loveª° life,ª andª seeª° goodª days,ª let him refrainª° his²¹ tongueª fromª evil,ª andª his²¹ lipsª that they speakª° noª guile:ª" {1Pe 3:10}
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