Ecclesiastes 10:12
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Colossians 4:6
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6 Let your speech always be (A)with grace, (B)seasoned with salt, (C)that you may know how you ought to answer each one.
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Proverbs 15:2
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2 The tongue of the wise uses knowledge rightly,
(A)But the mouth of fools pours forth foolishness.
Luke 4:22
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22 So all bore witness to Him, and (A)marveled at the gracious words which proceeded out of His mouth. And they said, (B)“Is this not Joseph’s son?”
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Proverbs 22:11
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11 (A)He who loves purity of heart
And has grace on his lips,
The king will be his friend.
Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupt word proceed out of your mouth, but (B)what is good for necessary [a]edification, (C)that it may impart grace to the hearers.
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- Ephesians 4:29 building up
Proverbs 10:20-21
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20 The tongue of the righteous is choice silver;
The heart of the wicked is worth little.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:13-14
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13 Wisdom is found on the lips of him who has understanding,
But (A)a rod is for the back of him who [a]is devoid of understanding.
14 Wise people store up knowledge,
But (B)the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:13 Lit. lacks heart
Proverbs 22:17-18
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Sayings of the Wise
17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your heart to my knowledge;
18 For it is a pleasant thing if you keep them within you;
Let them all be fixed upon your lips,
Proverbs 10:31-32
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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
32 The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable,
But the mouth of the wicked what is perverse.
Luke 19:22
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22 And he said to him, (A)‘Out of your own mouth I will judge you, you wicked servant. (B)You knew that I was an austere man, collecting what I did not deposit and reaping what I did not sow.
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Matthew 12:35
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35 A good man out of the good treasure [a]of his heart brings forth good things, and an evil man out of the evil treasure brings forth evil things.
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- Matthew 12:35 NU, M omit of his heart
Proverbs 31:26
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26 She opens her mouth with wisdom,
And on her tongue is the law of kindness.
Proverbs 26:9
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9 Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard
Is a proverb in the mouth of fools.
Proverbs 25:11-12
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11 A word fitly (A)spoken is like apples of gold
In settings of silver.
12 Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold
Is a wise rebuker to an obedient ear.
Proverbs 19:5
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5 A (A)false witness will not go unpunished,
And he who speaks lies will not escape.
Proverbs 18:6-8
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6 A fool’s lips enter into contention,
And his mouth calls for blows.
7 (A)A fool’s mouth is his destruction,
And his lips are the snare of his (B)soul.
8 (C)The words of a [a]talebearer are like [b]tasty trifles,
And they go down into the [c]inmost body.
Footnotes
- Proverbs 18:8 gossip or slanderer
- Proverbs 18:8 A Jewish tradition wounds
- Proverbs 18:8 Lit. rooms of the belly
Proverbs 16:21-24
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21 The wise in heart will be called prudent,
And sweetness of the lips increases learning.
22 Understanding is a wellspring of life to him who has it.
But the correction of fools is folly.
23 The heart of the wise teaches his mouth,
And adds learning to his lips.
24 Pleasant words are like a honeycomb,
Sweetness to the soul and health to the bones.
Proverbs 15:23
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:23 Lit. in its time
Proverbs 12:18
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18 (A)There is one who speaks like the piercings of a sword,
But the tongue of the wise promotes health.
Proverbs 12:13-14
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13 (A)The wicked is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
(B)But the righteous will come through trouble.
14 (C)A man will be satisfied with good by the fruit of his mouth,
(D)And the recompense of a man’s hands will be rendered to him.
Proverbs 10:10
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10 He who winks with the eye causes trouble,
But a prating fool will fall.
Proverbs 10:8
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:8 Lit. the foolish of lips
- Proverbs 10:8 be thrust down or ruined
Psalm 140:9
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9 “As for the head of those who surround me,
Let the evil of their lips cover them;
Psalm 71:15-18
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15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.
16 I will go in the strength of the Lord God;
I will make mention of Your righteousness, of Yours only.
17 O God, You have taught me from my (A)youth;
And to this day I declare Your wondrous works.
18 Now also (B)when I am old and grayheaded,
O God, do not forsake me,
Until I declare Your strength to this generation,
Your power to everyone who is to come.
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