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For the Lord gives wisdom; from his mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Keep your mouth free of perversity; keep corrupt talk far from your lips.
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you have been trapped by what you said, ensnared by the words of your mouth.
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A troublemaker and a villain, who goes about with a corrupt mouth,
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My mouth speaks what is true, for my lips detest wickedness.
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All the words of my mouth are just; none of them is crooked or perverse.
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Blessings crown the head of the righteous, but violence overwhelms the mouth of the wicked.
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The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of a fool invites ruin.
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From the mouth of the righteous comes the fruit of wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be silenced.
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The lips of the righteous know what finds favor, but the mouth of the wicked only what is perverse.
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With their mouths the godless destroy their neighbors, but through knowledge the righteous escape.
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Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed.
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A fool’s mouth lashes out with pride, but the lips of the wise protect them.
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The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly.
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The discerning heart seeks knowledge, but the mouth of a fool feeds on folly.
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The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil.
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The lips of a king speak as an oracle, and his mouth does not betray justice.
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The hearts of the wise make their mouths prudent, and their lips promote instruction.
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The words of the mouth are deep waters, but the fountain of wisdom is a rushing stream.
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The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.
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The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.
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From the fruit of their mouth a person’s stomach is filled; with the harvest of their lips they are satisfied.
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A sluggard buries his hand in the dish; he will not even bring it back to his mouth!
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A corrupt witness mocks at justice, and the mouth of the wicked gulps down evil.
