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Revile

1 Corinthians 6:10

Nor thieves, nor covetous, nor drunkards, nor revilers, nor extortioners, shall inherit the kingdom of God.

Don't open your mouth when you're slandering someone, or name-calling, preaching hateful words.

Weak

1 Corinthians 8:11-12

And through thy knowledge shall the weak brother perish, for whom Christ died?

But when ye sin so against the brethren, and wound their weak conscience, ye sin against Christ.

Don't open your mouth when your words will offend a weaker person.

Don't open your mouth when your criticism of weaker faith will drive someone further from the faith

Verify

Deuteronomy 17:6

At the mouth of two witnesses, or three witnesses, shall he that is worthy of death be put to death; but at the mouth of one witness he shall not be put to death.

Don't open your mouth when you haven't verified the story

Rash

Ecclesiastes 5:2

Be not rash with thy mouth, and let not thine heart be hasty to utter any thing before God: for God is in heaven, and thou upon earth: therefore let thy words be few.

Don't open your mouth when you are tempted to make light of holy things

Don't open your mouth when you are speaking without thinking

Lie

Exodus 23:1

Thou shalt not raise a false report: put not thine hand with the wicked to be an unrighteous witness.

Don't open your mouth when it's a lie

Mob Mentality

Exodus 23:2

Thou shalt not follow a multitude to do evil; neither shalt thou speak in a cause to decline after many to wrest judgment:

Don't open your mouth when you're just parroting a popular view that's wrong

Stranger

Exodus 23:9

Also thou shalt not oppress a stranger: for ye know the heart of a stranger, seeing ye were strangers in the land of Egypt.

Don't open your mouth when it would mistreat a stranger

Think

James 1:19

Wherefore, my beloved brethren, let every man be swift to hear, slow to speak, slow to wrath:

Don't open your mouth when you haven't thought it through

Envy, Lie

James 3:14

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

Don't open your mouth when you're speaking from envy

Don't open your mouth when you're lying

Critical

James 3:8-9

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.

Don't open your mouth when it criticizes God's Creation in Mankind

Lie

Leviticus 19:11

Ye shall not steal; neither deal falsely, neither lie one to another.

Don't open your mouth when it's a lie

Gossip

Leviticus 19:19

Thou shalt not go up and down as a talebearer among thy people: neither shalt thou stand against the blood of thy neighbour; I am the LORD.

Don't open your mouth when it would be gossip

Slander

Peter 2:21-23

For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps: Who did no sin, neither was guile found in his mouth: Who, when he was reviled, reviled not again; when he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously:

Don't open your mouth when your words will be a poor reflection of the Lord or your friends and family

Don't open your mouth when you're responding to slander with further slander.

Keep Quiet

Proverbs 12:23

A prudent man concealeth knowledge: but the heart of fools proclaimeth foolishness.

Don't open your mouth when it will show everyone that you're an idiot

Wise men keep quiet, while fools speak their alleged mind.

Listen

Proverbs 13:1

A wise son heareth his father's instruction: but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

Don't open your mouth when it is time to listen

Don't open your mouth when A speaker is worthy of respect

Business

Proverbs 14:10

The heart knoweth his own bitterness; and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

Don't open your mouth when the issue is none of your business

Anger

Proverbs 14:17

Go from the presence of a foolish man, when thou perceivest not in him the lips of knowledge.

Don't open your mouth when in the heat of anger

Don't open your mouth when talking would extend foolish argument

Work

Proverbs 14:23

In all labour there is profit: but the talk of the lips tendeth only to penury.

Don't open your mouth when you are suppose to be working instead

Joke

Proverbs 14:9

Fools make a mock at sin: but among the righteous there is favour.

Don't open your mouth when you are tempted to joke about sin

PhD doesn't
make you smart

Proverbs 15:2

The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.

Reputation

Proverbs 16:27

An ungodly man diggeth up evil: and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

Don't open your mouth when your words will damage someone else's reputation

Don't open your mouth when it is only to circulate gossip

Whisper

Proverbs 16:28

A froward man soweth strife: and a whisperer separateth chief friends.

Don't open your mouth when your words will damage a friendship

Don't open your mouth when you wouldn't say it out loud

Restraint

Proverbs 17:27

He that hath knowledge spareth his words: and a man of understanding is of an excellent spirit.

Don't open your mouth when your words would convey the wrong impression

Don't open your mouth when silence is sufficient

Robertson

Proverbs 18:13

He that answereth a matter before he heareth it, it is folly and shame unto him.

Don't open your mouth when you don't have all the facts

Don't open your mouth when you haven't seen the movie

Don't open your mouth when you're conflating the title with the subject

Don't open your mouth when you're taking matters out of context

Bakker

Proverbs 18:21

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

Don't open your mouth when you may have to eat your words later

Story

Proverbs 18:8

The words of a talebearer are as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.

Don't open your mouth when you're telling a story

Nag

Proverbs 19:13

A foolish son is the calamity of his father: and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

Don't open your mouth when you have already said it more than one time

Don't open your mouth when it is only to nag

Troubles

Proverbs 21:23

Whoever guards his mouth & tongue keeps his soul from troubles

Don't open your mouth when speech drags you into contention

Kiss Ass

Proverbs 24:24

He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous; him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

Don't open your mouth when you are tempted to flatter a wicked person

Don't open your mouth when it is to kiss ass

Gossip,

Lie

Proverbs 24:28

Be not a witness against thy neighbour without cause; and deceive not with thy lips.

Don't open your mouth when you're spreading gossip

Don't open your mouth when you're lying

Rage

Proverbs 25:28

He that hath no rule over his own spirit is like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

Don't open your mouth when you can't say it without screaming it

Lie

Proverbs 4:24

Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.

Don't open your mouth when you are tempted to tell an outright lie

Falwell

Proverbs 8:7-8

For my mouth shall speak truth; and wickedness is an abomination to my lips.

All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

Don't open your mouth when you would be ashamed of your words later

Jesus 2x

Titus 3:10-11

A man that is an heretick after the first and second admonition reject;

Knowing that he that is such is subverted, and sinneth, being condemned of himself.

Don't open your mouth when you've witnessed, testified or mentioned Jesus twice and the listener is still hasn't changed