He who guards his mouth and his tongue,
Guards his soul from troubles.
“Proud,” “Haughty,” “Scoffer,” are his names,
Who acts with insolent pride.
Do not be deceived: “Bad company corrupts good morals.”
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Do not grieve the Holy Spirit of God, by whom you were sealed for the day of redemption.
Let all bitterness and wrath and anger and clamor and slander be put away from you, along with all malice.
But now you also, put them all aside: anger, wrath, malice, slander, and abusive speech from your mouth.
Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.
For,
“The one who desires life, to love and see good days,
Must keep his tongue from evil and his lips from speaking deceit.