Matthew 12:37

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

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He who guards his mouth preserves his life; he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruits.

I tell you, on the day of judgment men will render account for every careless word they utter;

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees said to him, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from you.”