1. In the heat of anger
Proverbs 14:17
He that is soon angry dealeth foolishly:
 and a man of wicked devices is hated.

2. When you don't have all the facts
Proverbs 18:13
He that answereth a matter before he heareth it,
 it is folly and shame unto him.

3. When you haven't verified the story
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.


4. If your words will offend a weaker person
1 Corinthians 8:11
And through thy knowledge shall the weak
brother perish, for whom Christ died?

5. When it is time to listen
Proverbs 13:1
A wise son heareth his father's instruction:
 but a scorner heareth not rebuke.

6. When you are tempted to make light of holy things
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.

7. When you are tempted to joke about sin
Proverbs 14:9
Fools make a mock at sin: but among
 the righteous there is favour.

8. If you would be ashamed of your words later
Proverbs 8:8
All the words of my mouth are in righteousness;
 there is nothing froward or perverse in them.

9. If your words would convey the wrong impression
Proverbs 17:27
Even a fool, when he holdeth his peace, is
counted wise: and he that shutteth his lips is
esteemed a man of understanding.

10. If the issue is none of your business
Proverbs 14:10
The heart knoweth his own bitterness;
and a stranger doth not intermeddle with his joy.

11. When you are tempted to tell an outright lie
Proverbs 4:24
Put away from thee a froward mouth,
and perverse lips put far from thee.

12. If your words will damage someone else's reputation
Proverbs 16:27
An ungodly man diggeth up evil:
and in his lips there is as a burning fire.

13. If your words will damage a friendship
Proverbs 16:28
A froward man soweth strife: and a
whisperer separateth chief friends.

14. When you are feeling critical
James 3:9
Therewith bless we God, even the Father;
 and therewith curse we men,
which are made after the similitude of God.

15. If you can't say it without screaming it
Proverbs 25:28
He that hath no rule over his own spirit is
 like a city that is broken down, and without walls.

16. If your words will be a poor reflection of the Lord or your friends and family
1 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:

17. If you may have to eat your words later
Proverbs 18:21
Death and life are in the power of the tongue:
and they that love it shall eat the fruit thereof.

18. If you have already said it more than one time
Proverbs 19:13
A foolish son is the calamity of his father:
and the contentions of a wife are a continual dropping.

19. When you are tempted to flatter a wicked person
Proverbs 24:24
He that saith unto the wicked, Thou are righteous;
him shall the people curse, nations shall abhor him:

20. When you are suppose to be working instead
Proverbs 14:23
In all labour there is profit: but the talk of
the lips tendeth only to penury.

Proverbs 21:23
" Whoever guards his mouth &
 tongue keeps his soul from troubles"