Proverbs 10:11
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11 (A)The mouth of the righteous is (B)a fountain of life,
but the mouth of the wicked (C)conceals violence.
Proverbs 13:14
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14 The teaching of the wise is (A)a fountain of life,
that one may (B)turn away from the snares of death.
Proverbs 10:6
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 10:6 Or but violence covers the mouth of the wicked; also verse 11
Proverbs 18:4
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4 The words of a man's mouth are (A)deep waters;
the fountain of wisdom is a bubbling brook.
Proverbs 10:20-21
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20 The tongue of the righteous is (A)choice silver;
the heart of the wicked is of little worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
but fools die for (B)lack of sense.
Ephesians 4:29
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29 (A)Let no corrupting talk come out of your mouths, but only such as is good for building up, as fits the occasion, that it may give (B)grace to those who hear.
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Matthew 12:34-37
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34 (A)You brood of vipers! How can you speak good, (B)when you are evil? (C)For out of the abundance of the heart the mouth speaks. 35 (D)The good person out of his good treasure brings forth good, and the evil person out of his evil treasure brings forth evil. 36 I tell you, (E)on the day of judgment (F)people will give account for (G)every careless word they speak, 37 for (H)by your words you will be justified, and by your words you will be condemned.”
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Proverbs 20:15
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15 There is gold and abundance of (A)costly stones,
(B)but the lips of knowledge are a precious jewel.
Proverbs 16:22-24
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Psalm 37:30-31
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30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
and his tongue speaks justice.
31 (A)The law of his God is in his heart;
his (B)steps do not slip.
James 3:5-8
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5 So also the tongue is a small member, yet (A)it boasts of great things.
How great a forest is set ablaze by such a small fire! 6 And (B)the tongue is a fire, a world of unrighteousness. The tongue is set among our members, (C)staining the whole body, setting on fire the entire course of life,[a] and set on fire by hell.[b] 7 For every kind of beast and bird, of reptile and sea creature, can be tamed and has been tamed by mankind, 8 but no human being can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, (D)full of deadly poison.
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Ecclesiastes 10:12-14
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12 The words of a wise man's mouth (A)win him favor,[a]
but (B)the lips of a fool consume him.
13 The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness,
and the end of his talk is evil madness.
14 (C)A fool multiplies words,
though no man knows what is to be,
and who can tell him (D)what will be after him?
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 10:12 Or are gracious
Proverbs 15:7
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Footnotes
- Proverbs 15:7 Or the hearts of fools are not steadfast
Proverbs 10:32
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32 The lips of the righteous (A)know what is acceptable,
but the mouth of the wicked, (B)what is perverse.
Psalm 107:42
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