Matthew 12:37

The Scriptures 1998

“For by your words you shall be declared righteous, and by your words you shall be declared unrighteous.”

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He who watches over his mouth guards his being, But he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.

Death and life are in the power of the tongue, And those loving it eat its fruit.

“And I say to you that for every idle word men speak, they shall give an account of it in the day of judgment.

Then some of the scribes and Pharisees answered, saying, “Teacher, we wish to see a sign from You.”