(A)Blessings are on the head of the righteous,
But (B)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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The (A)wise of heart will receive commands,
But [a]a babbling fool will be [b]ruined.

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  1. Proverbs 10:8 Lit the foolish of lips
  2. Proverbs 10:8 Lit thrust down

10 He (A)who winks the eye causes trouble,
And [a](B)a babbling fool will be [b]ruined.
11 The (C)mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life,
But (D)the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.

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  1. Proverbs 10:10 Lit the foolish of lips
  2. Proverbs 10:10 Lit thrust down

14 Wise men (A)store up knowledge,
But with (B)the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.

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With his (A)mouth the godless man destroys his neighbor,
But through knowledge the (B)righteous will be delivered.

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The (A)words of the wicked lie in wait for blood,
But the (B)mouth of the upright will deliver them.

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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod [a]for his back,
But (A)the lips of the wise will protect them.

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  1. Proverbs 14:3 Lit of pride

The (A)tongue of the wise makes knowledge [a]acceptable,
But the (B)mouth of fools spouts folly.

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  1. Proverbs 15:2 Lit good

The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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The lips of the wise spread knowledge,
But the hearts of fools are not so.

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23 The (A)heart of the wise instructs his mouth
And adds [a]persuasiveness to his lips.

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  1. Proverbs 16:23 Or learning

A fool’s lips [a]bring strife,
And his mouth calls for (A)blows.
A (B)fool’s mouth is his ruin,
And his lips are the snare of his soul.

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  1. Proverbs 18:6 Lit come with

On Life and Conduct

19 (A)Better is a poor man who (B)walks in his integrity
Than he who is perverse in [a]speech and is a fool.

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  1. Proverbs 19:1 Lit his lips

15 My son, if your heart is (A)wise,
My own heart also will be glad;
16 And my [a]inmost being will rejoice
When your lips speak (B)what is right.

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  1. Proverbs 23:16 Lit kidneys

Precepts and Warnings

24 Do not be (A)envious of evil men,
Nor desire to (B)be with them;
For their [a]minds devise (C)violence,
And their lips (D)talk of trouble.

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  1. Proverbs 24:2 Lit hearts

Like the legs which [a]are useless to the lame,
So is a proverb in the mouth of fools.

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  1. Proverbs 26:7 Lit hang down from