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For the Lord gives wisdom; From His mouth come knowledge and understanding.
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Acquire wisdom! Acquire understanding! Do not forget nor turn away from the words of my mouth.
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Rid yourself of a deceitful mouth And keep devious speech far from you.
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Now then, my sons, listen to me And do not turn away from the words of my mouth.
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If you have been ensnared by the words of your mouth, Or caught by the words of your mouth,
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A worthless person, a wicked man, Is one who walks with a perverse mouth,
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Now therefore, my sons, listen to me, And pay attention to the words of my mouth.
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For my mouth will proclaim truth; And wickedness is an abomination to my lips.
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All the words of my mouth are in righteousness; There is nothing crooked or perverted in them.
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The fear of the Lord is to hate evil; Pride, arrogance, the evil way, And the perverted mouth, I hate.
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Blessings are on the head of the righteous, But the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
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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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Wise people store up knowledge, But with the mouth of the foolish, ruin is at hand.
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The mouth of the righteous flows with wisdom, But the perverted tongue will be cut out.
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The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, But the mouth of the wicked, what is perverted.
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With his mouth the godless person destroys his neighbor, But through knowledge the righteous will be rescued.
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By the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, But by the mouth of the wicked, it is torn down.
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The words of the wicked wait in ambush for blood, But the mouth of the upright will rescue them.
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From the fruit of a person’s mouth he enjoys good, But the desire of the treacherous is violence.
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One who guards his mouth protects his life; One who opens wide his lips comes to ruin.
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In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his back, But the lips of the wise will protect them.
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The tongue of the wise makes knowledge pleasant, But the mouth of fools spouts foolishness.
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The mind of the intelligent seeks knowledge, But the mouth of fools feeds on foolishness.
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The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, But the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
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A divine verdict is on the lips of the king; His mouth should not err in judgment.
