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James 3:8, 10

James 3:8 AMP

But no one can tame the human tongue; it is a restless evil [undisciplined, unstable], full of deadly poison.

James 3:10 AMP

Out of the same mouth come both blessing and cursing. These things, my brothers, should not be this way [for we have a moral obligation to speak in a manner that reflects our fear of God and profound respect for His precepts].