A Scripture for Today, January 9th, 2022

“Christ, by highest heaven adored,

Christ, the everlasting Lord“

Jesus has a name above every name!

“And being found in fashion as a man, he humbled himself, and became obedient unto death, even the death of the cross. Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name: That at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, of things in heaven, and things in earth, and things under the earth; And that every tongue should confess that Jesus Christ is Lord, to the glory of God the Father.” Philippians 2:8-11

“Far above all principality, and power, and might, and dominion, and every name that is named, not only in this world, but also in that which is to come: And hath put all things under his feet, and gave him to be the head over all things to the church,” Ephesians 1:21-22

A Scripture for Today, September 16th, 2021

“ Wherein ye greatly rejoice, though now for a season, if need be, ye are in heaviness through manifold temptations: That the trial of your faith, being much more precious than of gold that perisheth, though it be tried with fire, might be found unto praise and honour and glory at the appearing of Jesus Christ:  Whom having not seen, ye love; in whom, though now ye see him not, yet believing, ye rejoice with joy unspeakable and full of glory:” I Peter 1:6-8

A Scripture for Today, September 15th, 2021

Hello everyone.

I just wanted to share this passage with you from my nightly Bible reading.

Have a good night!

“Behold also the ships, which though they be so great, and are driven of fierce winds, yet are they turned about with a very small helm, whithersoever the governor listeth.

Even so the tongue is a little member, and boasteth great things. Behold, how great a matter a little fire kindleth!

And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.

For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind:

But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.

 Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God.

 Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.

Doth a fountain send forth at the same place sweet water and bitter?

Can the fig tree, my brethren, bear olive berries? either a vine, figs? so can no fountain both yield salt water and fresh.

 Who is a wise man and endued with knowledge among you? let him shew out of a good conversation his works with meekness of wisdom.

 But if ye have bitter envying and strife in your hearts, glory not, and lie not against the truth.

 This wisdom descendeth not from above, but is earthly, sensual, devilish.

 For where envying and strife is, there is confusion and every evil work.

But the wisdom that is from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, and easy to be intreated, full of mercy and good fruits, without partiality, and without hypocrisy.

 And the fruit of righteousness is sown in peace of them that make peace.” James 3:4-18

Set on Fire of Hell

Today is the eleventh of April. And on this day I read the eleventh Proverb. It has a lot to say about the tongue. Proverbs 11:11 reads, “By the blessing of the upright the city is exalted: but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.” The mouth of the wicked can overthrow a city. I was also recently reading James 3 verse six. “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell.” James 3:6

Sometimes men’s tongues can destroy, and James tells us that a tongue can be set on fire of hell. This reminds me of Peter in Matthew chapter 16. He told Jesus to not to go to the cross, and Jesus responded with “Get thee behind me, Satan . . .” Sometimes people can say good things to us. Sometimes people can say smooth sounding things to us. Sometimes the people might be decent people (like Peter). But that doesn’t mean what they are saying to us is coming from God. We can’t rest on the words of men. We always need to evaluate what is said in the light of the Word of God.  James speaks on “set on fire of Hell.” This got me to thinking “What does the Bible say about Hell?”

 

What does the Bible say about Hell?

The Bible which is the word of God, says a few things about Hell. There are many verses in Scripture that speak on what happens after this life. Many speak of the grave to which all men go.  But, is that all? Please consider the following verses. It is good to know why we believe what we believe, and what the Bible says on a matter.

In the book of Job, (which is said to be the oldest book in the Bible), we read about hell. Job 11:18 says, “It is as high as heaven; what canst thou do? deeper than hell; what canst thou know?” Does “as high as heaven and deeper than the grave” really fit here?

Isaiah an Old Testament prophet talked about a coming judgment. “And it shall come to pass, that from one new moon to another, and from one sabbath to another, shall all flesh come to worship before me, saith the Lord.  And they shall go forth, and look upon the carcases of the men that have transgressed against me: for their worm shall not die, neither shall their fire be quenched; and they shall be an abhorring unto all flesh.” (66:23-24).

Isn’t this also the exact thing that Jesus warned men of in the days of his earthly ministry ?  “[I]t is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched:” Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched”(Mark 9.43-44).

He also warned that there was something worse than the death of the body. “And fear not them which kill the body, but are not able to kill the soul: but rather fear him which is able to destroy both soul and body in hell.” Matthew 10:29

Some dismiss every time the Bible speaks about hell. They believe it is referring to obliteration, and not torment.

What does the Word of Christ say? Jesus spoke of a man in hell. In Luke 16:23-24 we read, “And in hell he lift up his eyes, being in torments . . . And he cried and said . . . I am tormented in this flame.”

And this is by no means the only reference to this torment in Hell in the Bible.

Revelation 14:11 is a witness to us, “And the smoke of their torment ascendeth up for ever and ever: and they have no rest day nor night, who worship the beast and his image, and whosoever receiveth the mark of his name.”

Revelation 14:9-10 reads, “And the third angel followed them, saying with a loud voice, If any man worship the beast and his image, and receive his mark in his forehead, or in his hand,  The same shall drink of the wine of the wrath of God, which is poured out without mixture into the cup of his indignation; and he shall be tormented with fire and brimstone in the presence of the holy angels, and in the presence of the Lamb:”

Furthermore the Bible repeatedly refers to Hell as unquenchable fire.

Matthew 3:12 reads “Whose fan is in his hand, and he will throughly purge his floor, and gather his wheat into the garner; but he will burn up the chaff with unquenchable fire.”

 

Matthew 18:8 speaks of being “ . . . cast into everlasting fire.”

If hell were obliteration then it seems like the fire would go out eventually.

The Bible tells us that there is only one way to escape from Hell.

 ^“For great is thy mercy toward me: and thou hast delivered my soul from the lowest hell.” Psalm 86:13

Joel 2:32 tells us, “And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord [JEHOVAH] shall be delivered:”

Peter explains in Acts chapter two, “But this is that which was spoken by the prophet Joel . . . And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall call on the name of the Lord shall be saved.” (2.16;21)

He continues in Acts chapter four: “Then Peter, filled with the Holy Ghost, said . . . Be it known unto you all, and to all the people of Israel, that by the name of Jesus Christ of Nazareth, whom ye crucified, whom God raised from the dead, even by him doth this man stand here before you whole. . . Neither is there salvation in any other: for there is none other name under heaven given among men, whereby we must be saved.” (4.8-12).

And who are we to call on to be saved?

“[A]nd they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.” Matthew 1:23
We are to call upon the Lord God Jesus Christ.

Romans 10:9-10 tells us, “That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. For with the heart man believeth unto righteousness; and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.”

 “Who being the brightness of his glory, and the express image of his person, and upholding all things by the word of his power, when he had by himself purged our sins, sat down on the right hand of the Majesty on high: Being made so much better than the angels, as he hath by inheritance obtained a more excellent name than they.” Hebrews 1:3-4

Thoughts on Job and the Tongue

James 1:19-20 tells us, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

A little while ago I went through the book of Job. Studying James 1:19-20 made me realize that there are plenty of things in Job that relate to the tongue. Here are some thoughts I had on Job as well as some thoughts on this verse.

 

What type of man was Job?

“There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.” Job 1:1

In the beginning the Lord says that Job was perfect and upright. This is also what the Lord said of Noah:

“These are the generations of Noah: Noah was a just man and perfect in his generations, and Noah walked with God.” Genesis 6:9

Job made intercessory prayer.

“And it was so, when the days of their feasting were gone about, that Job sent and sanctified them, and rose up early in the morning, and offered burnt offerings according to the number of them all: for Job said, It may be that my sons have sinned, and cursed God in their hearts. Thus did Job continually.” Job 1:5

The Bible says that Job did this continually. Job considered that others might curse God in their hearts. So he arose early and prayed for them. The Lord Jesus also rose up early to pray.

Next the Devil comes in.

 The Devil comes in the picture. And what does he want to do? He wants to get Job to curse God. He wants to get Job to curse God, a man who prays for others that they do not curse them.  “Then Satan answered the Lord, and said, Doth Job fear God for nought? Hast not thou made an hedge about him, and about his house, and about all that he hath on every side? thou hast blessed the work of his hands, and his substance is increased in the land. But put forth thine hand now, and touch all that he hath, and he will curse thee to thy face.” Job 1: 9-11

Instead what does Job do?

“. . .Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the Lord gave, and the Lord hath taken away; blessed be the name of the Lord. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.” Job 1:21-22

Rather than curse, Job blesses God.

This always seems to make the enemies of God angry. “And Balak’s anger was kindled against Balaam, and he smote his hands together: and Balak said unto Balaam, I called thee to curse mine enemies, and, behold, thou hast altogether blessed them these three times.” Numbers 24:10

Bro. Grover Laird, a dedicated man of God, and one of the wisest men I have ever known, once wrote that Satan is always looking for someone to hate the Lord through. Perhaps this is why it makes some angry when we praise the Lord.

The Devil Doesn’t Give Up

     Chapter 2 begins, “Again there was a day…” There was another day that the sons of God came to present themselves before him. It doesn’t seem like too much time has passed between the first time and the second.

Here again Satan has been walking to and fro, and seeking to find something to accuse God’s people.  Yet, Satan didn’t have anything to accuse Job.

“And the Lord said unto Satan, Hast thou considered my servant Job, that there is none like him in the earth, a perfect and an upright man, one that feareth God, and escheweth evil? and still he holdeth fast his integrity, although thou movedst me against him, to destroy him without cause.” Job 2:3

The Lord still mentions that Job is perfect and upright, and still holds fast his integrity even though all that happened to him.

Satan claims that if God would move his hand against Job’s body, Job would curse God to his face.

“And Satan answered the Lord, and said, Skin for skin, yea, all that a man hath will he give for his life. But put forth thine hand now, and touch his bone and his flesh, and he will curse thee to thy face. And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.” Job 2:4-6

But, Job still doesn’t curse God.

 Satan still doesn’t give up.

After this we don’t see Satan mentioned.  But, what is the next thing we hear?

“Dost thou still retain thine integrity? curse God, and die.”

This came out of the mouth of Job’s wife. We know from Ananias and Sapphira, and from the Lord’s rebuke of Peter, that Satan can influence people to say things.

“But he turned, and said unto Peter, Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men.” Matthew 16:33

His wife said, “does thou retain thine integrity.” But who wanted Job to give up his integrity?

The Devil  said“…and still he holdeth fast his integrity. . .” Job 2:3

Who wanted Job to curse God?

“[H]e will curse thee to thy face.” Job 2:5

Who wanted Job to die?

“The thief cometh not, but for to steal, and to kill, and to destroy . . .” John 10:10

Who did not have power over Job’s life so long as God had a hedge about him?

“And the Lord said unto Satan, Behold, he is in thine hand; but save his life.” Job 2:6

Job retains his integrity.

  “Moreover Job continued his parable, and said, As God liveth, who hath taken away my judgment; and the Almighty, who hath vexed my soul; All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils; My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. God forbid that I should justify you: till I die I will not remove mine integrity from me. My righteousness I hold fast, and will not let it go: my heart shall not reproach me so long as I live.” Job 27:1-6

God’s Spirit was with Job.

“All the while my breath is in me, and the spirit of God is in my nostrils”.

If Job said that he was in the wrong, he would be a liar.

“My lips shall not speak wickedness, nor my tongue utter deceit. God forbid that I should justify you:”

Jesus said in John 8:55, “Yet ye have not known him; but I know him: and if I should say, I know him not, I shall be a liar like unto you: but I know him, and keep his saying.”

Job never said he was without sin, or perfect.

“If I justify myself, mine own mouth shall condemn me: if I say, I am perfect, it shall also prove me perverse.” Job 9:20

Job maintains he is not a hypocrite.

“ For what is the hope of the hypocrite, though he hath gained, when God taketh away his soul? Will God hear his cry when trouble cometh upon him?” Job 27:8-9

Job’s friends did say a lot of good things. But, they weren’t at the right time. But they didn’t apply to Job. And they weren’t directed by the Spirit of God.

Next comes Elihu.

He was the young man. He was good, right? That’s what I always thought. He said good things about Job, right? But, what exactly did he say?

“What man is like Job. . . Which goeth in company with the workers of iniquity, and walketh with wicked men. For he hath said, It profiteth a man nothing that he should delight himself with God.” Job 34:7-9

He says that Job goes in the company of the workers of iniquity and walks with wicked men.

He continues, “If they obey and serve him, they shall spend their days in prosperity, and their years in pleasures.

But if they obey not, they shall perish by the sword, and they shall die without knowledge.

But the hypocrites in heart heap up wrath: they cry not when he bindeth them.” Job 36:11-13

Elihu alleges that Job is a hypocrite.

He calls Job a fool.

“ Job hath spoken without knowledge, and his words were without wisdom.

 My desire is that Job may be tried unto the end because of his answers for wicked men.

For he addeth rebellion unto his sin, he clappeth his hands among us, and multiplieth his words against God.” Job 34:35-37

 

Elihu has no pity on Job.

“My desire is that Job should be tried to the end. . .”

“For he addeth rebellion unto his sin.” Job sinned and now he is adding rebellion to his sin. He “multiplieth his words against God.”

“[T]herefore trust thou in him. But now, because it is not so, he hath visited in his anger…”

He is telling Job to trust in God. And because he hasn’t God has visited him in his anger.

Next God speaks.

“Then the Lord answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said, Who is this that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” Job 38:1-2

The LORD is answering Job. After all these insults the LORD is answering Job.

Job, “Who is this?” The Lord knows Job, but who is this “that darkeneth counsel by words without knowledge?” Remember the words of Elihu to Job?

“Therefore doth Job open his mouth in vain; he multiplieth words without knowledge.”

Job was not without sin, but do notice what the Lord maintains at the end of the book.

“And it was so, that after the Lord had spoken these words unto Job, the Lord said to Eliphaz the Temanite, My wrath is kindled against thee, and against thy two friends: for ye have not spoken of me the thing that is right, as my servant Job hath.

 Therefore take unto you now seven bullocks and seven rams, and go to my servant Job, and offer up for yourselves a burnt offering; and my servant Job shall pray for you: for him will I accept: lest I deal with you after your folly, in that ye have not spoken of me the thing which is right, like my servant Job.” Job 42:7-8

Job was justified by a voice from heaven, or out of the whirlwind. This voice said that what Job spake was right.

Job surely won this crown of overcoming temptation, and Satan by not sinning with his tongue. We often say that the words that we speak don’t matter, but what does the Bible teach of how important it really is?

In light of James 1:19-20, were Eliphaz and the others swift to hear?  It surely doesn’t appear that they were slow to speak. The Scripture also says that Elihu’s wrath was kindled.

They didn’t seem to listen to Job, and I notice that God wouldn’t hear them in the end. I also notice that God answered them in wrath.

This makes me think that I ought to listen to others more, so that God will listen to me and my prayers. If I am quick to wrath, maybe the Lord will also answer me in wrath.

These have been just a few thoughts.

God bless.

“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill?

  He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.

He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.

 In whose eyes a vile person is contemned; but he honoureth them that fear the Lord. He that sweareth to his own hurt, and changeth not. He that putteth not out his money to usury, nor taketh reward against the innocent. He that doeth these things shall never be moved.” Psalm 15

 

 

 

 

Thoughts on James 1:19-20

James 1:19-20 tells us,

“Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath: For the wrath of man worketh not the righteousness of God.”

It seems that one  of the hardest sins to overcome,is sinning with our tongue. James 3:6-10 tells us: “And the tongue is a fire, a world of iniquity: so is the tongue among our members, that it defileth the whole body, and setteth on fire the course of nature; and it is set on fire of hell. For every kind of beasts, and of birds, and of serpents, and of things in the sea, is tamed, and hath been tamed of mankind: But the tongue can no man tame; it is an unruly evil, full of deadly poison.Therewith bless we God, even the Father; and therewith curse we men, which are made after the similitude of God. Out of the same mouth proceedeth blessing and cursing. My brethren, these things ought not so to be.”

Since the tongue can not be tamed by natural man,the Bible often advises that it is better to remain silent than to speak.

Consider the following verses.

Proverbs 10:19 says, “In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”

Ecclesiastes 5:3 says,”[A] fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.”

Proverbs 9:13 also says, “A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.”

Clamorous means: ”Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.”

Proverbs 10:8 says,” The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.”

To prate means, ”To talk much and without weight, or to little purpose; to be loquacious; as the vulgar express it, to run on.”

Proverbs 18:7 says, ”A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.”

Now James tells us that we should be slow to speak. But, we need to do the other part.  We need to be slow to wrath. We need to do this, even when others fail to be slow to speak.

Ecclesiastes 7:21-22 says, “Also take no heed unto all words that are spoken; lest thou hear thy servant curse thee: For oftentimes also thine own heart knoweth that thou thyself likewise hast cursed others.”

If someone has said something that has or could hurt our feelings, we need to remember this.

It is also true that sometimes under certain circumstances people might say things that they don’t mean and wouldn’t ordinarily do. And we need to consider this.

 

The man who wrote Proverbs realized that he wasn’t strong enough to keep himself from sin when certain circumstances arose, and prayed about it.

 Proverbs 30:8-9 reads, “Remove far from me vanity and lies: give me neither poverty nor riches; feed me with food convenient for me: Lest I be full, and deny thee, and say, Who is the Lord? or lest I be poor, and steal, and take the name of my God in vain.”

The Psalmist also prayed for this.

“Who can understand his errors? cleanse thou me from secret faults.

Keep back thy servant also from presumptuous sins; let them not have dominion over me: then shall I be upright, and I shall be innocent from the great transgression.

 Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord, my strength, and my redeemer.” Psalm 19:12-14

 

How many of us don’t rely on the Lord in every circumstance we should? That doesn’t excuse doing wrong. But, the Lord told us in our dealings with others, not to lay all they say to heart.

 

The Lord is so gracious and merciful to us. He punishes us less than we deserve. And he expects this of us in our dealings with others.

 

“The Lord is merciful and gracious, slow to anger, and plenteous in mercy.

 He will not always chide: neither will he keep his anger for ever.

 He hath not dealt with us after our sins; nor rewarded us according to our iniquities.

 For as the heaven is high above the earth, so great is his mercy toward them that fear him.

 As far as the east is from the west, so far hath he removed our transgressions from us.

 Like as a father pitieth his children, so the Lord pitieth them that fear him.

For he knoweth our frame; he remembereth that we are dust.” Psalm 103:8-13

 

These have been just a few thoughts. God bless.

 

 

 

 

 

A Multitude of Words

James 1:19 says, “Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak…”  The Bible cautions us about talking too much.

Proverbs 10:19 says,

“In the multitude of words there wanteth not sin: but he that refraineth his lips is wise.”  

One of the hardest sins it seems to overcome, is sinning with our tongue. The Bible advises us that often it is better to remain silent than to speak.

Ecclesiastes 12: 14 says,
” For God shall bring every work into judgment, with every secret thing, whether it be good, or whether it be evil.” 

If we really believed this, and were wise, we would hold off on speaking more often.  Then we would have a lot less to answer for on judgment day.

Ecclesiastes 5:3 says,

 “…a fool’s voice is known by multitude of words.” 

“A foolish woman is clamorous: she is simple, and knoweth nothing.”  Proverbs 9:13

Clamorous means:
” Speaking and repeating loud words; noisy; vociferous; loud; turbulent.”

A fool is known by a multitude of words, and the foolish woman is known by the same.

 The Bible says that the wise in heart, will hear.

” The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.” Proverbs 10:8

To prate means
” To talk much and without weight, or to little purpose; to be loquacious; as the vulgar express it, to run on.”

”A fool’s mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul.” Proverbs 18:7

 It is often said , “We most often listen with the intent to reply, rather than listen with the intent understand.”

Proverbs 18:13 says,
“He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.” 

It is better in our dealings with our fellow man, to listen and understand what they are saying.  

 

We ought to be quiet when we are in God’s presence.

”Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.” Ecclesiastes 5:1

God bless!

 

Word’s are Important

”Death and life are in the power of the tongue: and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.” Proverbs 18:21

Words can do a lot of good.

”For after that in the wisdom of God the world by wisdom knew not God, it pleased God by the foolishness of preaching to save them that believe.” I Corinthians 1:21

“Heaviness in the heart of man maketh it stoop: but a good word maketh it glad.” Proverbs 12:25

“There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health.” Proverbs 12:18

Words effect our length of life.

“What man is he that desireth life, and loveth many days, that he may see good?Keep thy tongue from evil, and thy lips from speaking guile.” Psalm 34:12-11

The Apostle Paul requested prayer for the right words,

”Withal praying also for us, that God would open unto us a door of utterance, to speak the mystery of Christ, for which I am also in bonds: That I may make it manifest, as I ought to speak.” Colossians 4:3-4

Words can affect our standing with the King.

“Lord, who shall abide in thy tabernacle? who shall dwell in thy holy hill? He that walketh uprightly, and worketh righteousness, and speaketh the truth in his heart.  He that backbiteth not with his tongue, nor doeth evil to his neighbour, nor taketh up a reproach against his neighbour.” Psalm 15:1-3

“He that worketh deceit shall not dwell within my house: he that telleth lies shall not tarry in my sight.” Psalm 101:7

 Words can do a lot of evil.

Did you know that the Bible says that words can effect us?

“Be not deceived: evil communications corrupt good manners.” I Corinthians 15:33

They also effect others.

”A soft answer turneth away wrath: but grievous words stir up anger.” Proverbs 15:1

” Whoso keepeth his mouth and his tongue keepeth his soul from troubles.” Proverbs 21:23

Did you know that our Words can grieve the Holy Spirit?

”Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers. And grieve not the holy Spirit of God, whereby ye are sealed unto the day of redemption.” Ephesians 4:29-30

Perhaps we would value our choice and use of words differently, if we would remember and keep in our minds the simple truth that God hears EVERY one of our words.

“For there is not a word in my tongue, but, lo, O LORD, thou knowest it altogether.” Psalm 139:4

”He that planted the ear, shall he not hear? he that formed the eye, shall he not see?” Psalm 94:9

The Bible says not only does God hear every one of our words, but that we will give account for every one of them.

”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.” Matthew 12:36-37

Psalm 50:19-21 is a potent reminder that God hears our words,

“Thou givest thy mouth to evil, and thy tongue frameth deceit. Thou sittest and speakest against thy brother; thou slanderest thine own mother’s son. These things hast thou done, and I kept silence; thou thoughtest that I was altogether such an one as thyself: but I will reprove thee, and set them in order before thine eyes.”

As a Christian it is our job to bring our bodies into subjection to Christ. This includes our tongues.

”But as he which hath called you is holy, so be ye holy in all manner of conversation; Because it is written, Be ye holy; for I am holy.” I Peter 1:15-16

“Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.  So that we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper, and I will not fear what man shall do unto me.” Hebrews 13:4-5

Also see, Colossians 4:5, Philippians 1:27, Ephesians 4:29, 31-32 5:1-4