Proverbs 13:3
3 Whoever wguards his mouth preserves his life;
he who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
James 1:26
26 qIf anyone thinks he is religious and does not rbridle his tongue but deceives his heart, this person’s religion is worthless.
James 3:2–3
2 bFor we all cstumble in many ways. And if anyone does not stumble in what he says, he is a perfect man, able also to dbridle his whole body. 3 If we put bits into the mouths of horses so that they obey us, we guide their whole bodies as well.