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Don’t open your mouth…
- …in the heat of anger
Proverbs 14:17
- …when you don’t have all the facts
Proverbs 18:13
- …when you haven’t verified the story
Deuteronomy 17:6
- …if your words will offend a weaker person
1 Corinthians 8:11
- …if your words will reflect poorly on the Lord or your friends and family
Peter 2:21-23
- …when you are tempted to joke about sin
Proverbs 14:9
- …when you would be ashamed of your words later
Proverbs 8:8
- …when you are tempted to make light of holy things
Ecclesiastes 5:2
- …if your words would convey a wrong impression
Proverbs 17:27
- …if the issue is none of your business
Proverbs 14:10
- …when you are tempted to tell an outright lie
Proverbs 4:24
- …if your words will damage someone’s reputation
Proverbs 16:27
- …if your words will destroy a friendship
Proverbs 25:28
- …when you are feeling critical
James 3:9
- …if you can’t speak without yelling
Proverbs 25:28
- …when it is time to listen
Proverbs 13:1
- …if you may have to eat your words later
Proverbs 18:21
- …if you have already said it more than once (it becomes nagging)
Proverbs 19:13
- …when you are tempted to flatter a wicked person
Proverbs 24:24
- …when you are supposed to be working instead
Proverbs 14:23
