Proverbs 10:6
The Voice
6 Blessings come to those who do what is right,
but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes.
Proverbs 10:8
The Voice
8 The wise at heart will gladly obey direction,
but one who fills the air with meaningless talk will fall into ruin.
Proverbs 10:10-11
The Voice
10 Whoever winks his eye signals trouble,
and whoever fills the air with meaningless talk will fall into ruin.
11 The mouth of the righteous is a spring of life,
but words spoken by the wicked cover up violent schemes.
Proverbs 10:14
The Voice
14 The wise store up knowledge as a safeguard,
but the meaningless chatter of fools means that chaos is near.
Proverbs 11:9
The Voice
9 The words of the godless ruin those close to them,
but through insight the right-living are spared.
Proverbs 12:6
The Voice
6 The words of the wicked ambush from the shadows, seeking blood,
but the speech of the honest keeps them free.
Proverbs 14:3
The Voice
3 A fool’s words betray his pride and invite punishment,
but the humble speech of the wise will spare them.
Proverbs 15:2
The Voice
2 The words of the wise extend knowledge,
but foolish people utter nonsense.
Proverbs 15:7
The Voice
7 When the wise speak, knowledge spreads far and wide,
but fools care nothing about such matters.
Proverbs 15:7
The Voice
7 When the wise speak, knowledge spreads far and wide,
but fools care nothing about such matters.
Proverbs 16:23
The Voice
23 From a wise heart flow careful words;
wise words make the lips more persuasive.
Proverbs 18:6-7
The Voice
6 When a fool’s lips move, a fight breaks out;
it’s as if his mouth is begging for a beating.
7 The mouths of fools are their destruction,
and their lips entrap their very souls.
Proverbs 19:1
The Voice
19 Better to be poor and live with integrity
than a fool with a foul mouth.
Proverbs 23:15-16
The Voice
15 My son, if you live wisely,
then my life will be fulfilled.
16 My very soul will jump for joy
when you speak what is true and right.
Proverbs 24:1-2
The Voice
The abuse of alcohol is as ancient as the first batch of Egyptian beer or the first sip of Noah’s wine (Genesis 9:20–21). Its wide availability today has made for binge drinking on college campuses, underage drinking by young teens, drunk driving on city streets, and alcoholic rants and abuse in the home. The sage offers a tragic description of a young man who goes from drink to drink and cannot get his bearings in life. Too many people lose so much life in an alcoholic stupor.
24 Do not envy evil people
or seek their friendship;
2 For they are conniving and violent,
and all they talk about is causing trouble.
Proverbs 26:7
The Voice
7 As lame legs are useless, dangling on the crippled,
so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.
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