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Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man's mouth are sweet to all, but the lips of a foolish man are his destruction.

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Ecclesiastes 10:13
The first words of his mouth are foolish, and the end of his talk is evil crime.

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire; it is the power of evil placed in our bodies, making all the body unclean, putting the wheel of life on fire, and getting its fire from hell.

James 3:7
For every sort of beast and bird and every living thing on earth and in the sea has been controlled by man and is under his authority;

James 3:8
But the tongue may not be controlled by man; it is an unresting evil, it is full of the poison of death.

Proverbs 10:19
Where there is much talk there will be no end to sin, but he who keeps his mouth shut does wisely.

Proverbs 15:2
Knowledge is dropping from the tongue of the wise; but from the mouth of the foolish comes a stream of foolish words.

Matthew 12:34
You offspring of snakes, how are you, being evil, able to say good things? because out of the heart's store come the words of the mouth.

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Proverbs 22:11
He whose heart is clean is dear to the Lord; for the grace of his lips the king will be his friend.

Proverbs 15:23
A man has joy in the answer of his mouth: and a word at the right time, how good it is!

Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.

Isaiah 50:4
The Lord God has given me the tongue of those who are experienced, so that I may be able to give the word a special sense for the feeble: every morning my ear is open to his teaching, like those who are experienced:

Job 6:25
How pleasing are upright words! but what force is there in your arguments?

Psalms 45:2
You are fairer than the children of men; grace is flowing through your lips; for this cause the blessing of God is with you for ever.

Proverbs 16:24
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.

Ecclesiastes 9:17
The words of the wise which come quietly to the ear are noted more than the cry of a ruler among the foolish.

Ecclesiastes 12:11
The words of the wise are pointed, and sayings grouped together are like nails fixed with a hammer; they are given by one guide.

Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.

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Proverbs 10:14
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.

Proverbs 10:8
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.

Proverbs 18:6
A foolish man's lips are a cause of fighting, and his mouth makes him open to blows.

Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.

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