Psalm 37:30
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30 (A)The mouth of the righteous speaks wisdom,
And his tongue talks of justice.
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 25:11-13
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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.
13 (B)Like the cold of snow in time of harvest
Is a faithful messenger to those who send him,
For he refreshes the soul of his masters.
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 15:7
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7 The lips of the wise [a]disperse knowledge,
But the heart of the fool does not do so.
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- Proverbs 15:7 spread
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 10:21
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21 The lips of the righteous feed many,
But fools die for lack of [a]wisdom.
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- Proverbs 10:21 Lit. heart
Proverbs 10:31
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31 (A)The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom,
But the perverse tongue will be cut out.
Psalm 71:15
New King James Version
15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And Your salvation all the day,
For I do not know their limits.
Proverbs 27:9
New King James Version
9 Ointment and perfume delight the heart,
And the sweetness of a man’s friend gives delight by [a]hearty counsel.
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- Proverbs 27:9 Lit. counsel of the soul
Psalm 71:24
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24 My tongue also shall talk of Your righteousness all the day long;
For they are confounded,
For they are brought to shame
Who seek my hurt.
Deuteronomy 6:7-9
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7 (A)You shall teach them diligently to your children, and shall talk of them when you sit in your house, when you walk by the way, when you lie down, and when you rise up. 8 (B)You shall bind them as a sign on your hand, and they shall be as frontlets between your eyes. 9 (C)You shall write them on the doorposts of your house and on your gates.
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