Proverbs 16:23-24
New International Version
Proverbs 16:23-24
Common English Bible
23 The mind of the wise makes their speech insightful
and enhances the teaching of their lips.
24 Pleasant words are flowing honey,
sweet to the taste and healing to the bones.
Proverbs 16:27
New International Version
Proverbs 16:27
Common English Bible
27 Worthless people dig up trouble;
their lips are like a scorching fire.
Proverbs 17:5
New International Version
Proverbs 17:5
Common English Bible
5 Those who mock the poor insult their maker;
those who rejoice in disaster won’t go unpunished.
Proverbs 17:7
New International Version
7 Eloquent lips are unsuited to a godless fool—
how much worse lying lips to a ruler!(A)
Proverbs 17:7
Common English Bible
7 Too much talking isn’t right for a fool;
even less so false speech for an honorable person.
Proverbs 17:9
New International Version
Proverbs 17:9
Common English Bible
9 One who seeks love conceals an offense,
but one who repeats it divides friends.
Proverbs 17:27-28
New International Version
27 The one who has knowledge uses words with restraint,(A)
and whoever has understanding is even-tempered.(B)
28 Even fools are thought wise if they keep silent,
and discerning if they hold their tongues.(C)
Proverbs 17:27-28
Common English Bible
27 Wise are those who restrain their talking;
people with understanding are coolheaded.
28 Fools who keep quiet are deemed wise;
those who shut their lips are smart.
Proverbs 18:4
New International Version
4 The words of the mouth are deep waters,(A)
but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
Proverbs 18:4
Common English Bible
4 The words of a person’s mouth are deep waters,
a bubbling stream, a fountain of wisdom.
Proverbs 18:13
New International Version
13 To answer before listening—
that is folly and shame.(A)
Proverbs 18:13
Common English Bible
13 Those who answer before they listen
are foolish and disgraceful.
Proverbs 18:17
New International Version
17 In a lawsuit the first to speak seems right,
until someone comes forward and cross-examines.
Proverbs 18:17
Common English Bible
17 The first person to testify seems innocent,
until the other comes and cross-examines him.
Proverbs 18:20-21
New International Version
20 From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled;
with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.(A)
Proverbs 18:20-21
Common English Bible
20 The stomach is satisfied
by the fruit of the mouth;
one’s lips can earn a satisfying income.
21 Death and life are in the power of the tongue;
those who love it will eat its fruit.
Proverbs 20:3
New International Version
Proverbs 20:3
Common English Bible
3 It is honorable to back off from a fight,
but fools jump right in.
Proverbs 20:3
New International Version
Proverbs 20:3
Common English Bible
3 It is honorable to back off from a fight,
but fools jump right in.
Proverbs 22:11
New International Version
11 One who loves a pure heart and who speaks with grace
will have the king for a friend.(A)
Proverbs 22:11
Common English Bible
11 Those who love a pure heart—
their speech is gracious, and the king is their friend.
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