Matthew 12:37
“For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.”
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
But I say unto you, That every idle word that men shall speak, they shall give account thereof in the day of judgment.
For by thy words thou shalt be justified, and by thy words thou shalt be condemned.
Then certain of the scribes and of the Pharisees answered, saying, Master, we would see a sign from thee.
But he answered and said unto them, An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the prophet Jonas:
Cross-References
“He that keepeth his mouth keepeth his life: but he that openeth wide his lips shall have destruction.”
“For in many things we offend all. If any man offend not in word, the same is a perfect man, and able also to bridle the whole body.”
“Thine own mouth condemneth thee, and not I: yea, thine own lips testify against thee.”
“Do ye imagine to reprove words, and the speeches of one that is desperate, which are as wind?”
“And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee, thou wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:”