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• Matthew 5:37

  But let your ‘Yes’ be ‘Yes’ and your ‘No’ be ‘No.’ Whatever is more than these is of the evil one.

• Matthew 12:35

  The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

• Matthew 12:36

  I tell you that every idle word that men speak, they will give account of it in the day of judgment.

• Matthew 12:37

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

• Ephesians 4:29

  Let no corrupt speech proceed out of your mouth, but only what is good for building others up as the need may be, that it may give grace to those who hear.

• Colossians 3:8

  but now you also put them all away: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and shameful speaking out of your mouth.

• Colossians 4:6

  Let your speech always be with grace, seasoned with salt, that you may know how you ought to answer each one.

• James 5:12

  But above all things, my brothers, don’t swear — not by heaven, or by the earth, or by any other oath; but let your “yes” be “yes”, and your “no”, “no”; so that you don’t fall into hypocrisy.