Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
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Proverbs 10:21
The lips of the upright man give food to men, but the foolish come to death for need of sense.
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Proverbs 10:20
The tongue of the upright man is like tested silver: the heart of the evil-doer is of little value.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the upright man is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the evil-doer is a bitter cup.
Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of him who has knowledge wisdom is seen; but a rod is ready for the back of him who is without sense.
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the upright man have knowledge of what is pleasing, but twisted are the mouths of evil-doers.
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 16:22
Wisdom is a fountain of life to him who has it; but the punishment of the foolish is their foolish behaviour.
Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise man is the teacher of his mouth, and gives increased learning to his lips.
Proverbs 16:24
Pleasing words are like honey, sweet to the soul and new life to the bones.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold and a store of corals: but the lips of knowledge are a jewel of great price.
Song of Solomon 4:11
Your lips are dropping honey; honey and milk are under your tongue; and the smell of your clothing is like the smell of Lebanon.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a man's mouth are like deep waters: the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing stream.
Proverbs 22:17
Let your ear be bent down for hearing my words, and let your heart give thought to knowledge.
Proverbs 22:18
For it is a delight to keep them in your heart, to have them ready on your lips.
Proverbs 12:19
True lips are certain for ever, but a false tongue is only for a minute.
Luke 4:22
And they were all giving witness, with wonder, to the words of grace which came from his mouth: and they said, Is not this the son of Joseph?
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Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise keep knowledge, but the heart of the foolish man is not right.
Ephesians 4:29
Let no evil talk come out of your mouth, but only what is good for giving necessary teaching, and for grace to those who give ear.
Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the good man says words of wisdom; the talk of his tongue is of righteousness.
Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart; he will never make a false step.
Colossians 4:6
Let your talk be with grace, mixed with salt, so that you may be able to give an answer to everyone.
Proverbs 16:21
The wise-hearted will be named men of good sense: and by pleasing words learning is increased.
Psalms 71:15
My mouth will make clear your righteousness and your salvation all the day; for they are more than may be measured.
Psalms 119:13
With my lips have I made clear all the decisions of your mouth.
Genesis 18:19
For I have made him mine so that he may give orders to his children and those of his line after him, to keep the ways of the Lord, to do what is good and right: so that the Lord may do to Abraham as he has said.
Deuteronomy 6:7
Teaching them to your children with all care, talking of them when you are at rest in your house or walking by the way, when you go to sleep and when you get up.
Job 4:3
Truly, you have been a helper to others, and you have made feeble hands strong;
Psalms 40:9
I have given news of righteousness in the great meeting; O Lord, you have knowledge that I have not kept back my words.
Psalms 40:10
Your righteousness has not been folded away in my heart; I have made clear your true word and your salvation; I have not kept secret your mercy or your faith from the great meeting.
Psalms 71:24
My tongue will be talking of your righteousness all the day; for those whose purpose is to do me evil have been crushed and put to shame.
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:
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Proverbs 10:18
Hate is covered up by the lips of the upright man, but he who lets out evil about another is foolish.
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 5:2
So that you may be ruled by a wise purpose, and your lips may keep knowledge.
Proverbs 10:14
Knowledge is stored up by the wise, but the mouth of the foolish man is a destruction which is near.
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.
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.
Proverbs 10:8
The wise-hearted man will let himself be ruled, but the man whose talk is foolish will have a fall.
Proverbs 11:30
The fruit of righteousness is a tree of life, but violent behaviour takes away souls.
Proverbs 12:22
False lips are hated by the Lord, but those whose acts are true are his delight.
Proverbs 13:17
A man taking false news is a cause of trouble, but he who gives news rightly makes things well.
Proverbs 18:7
The mouth of a foolish man is his destruction, and his lips are a net for his soul.
Malachi 2:7
For it is right for the priest's lips to keep knowledge, and for men to be waiting for the law from his mouth: for he is the servant sent from the Lord of armies.
John 7:38
He who has faith in me, out of his body, as the Writings have said, will come rivers of living water.
2 Corinthians 6:10
As full of sorrow, but ever glad; as poor, but giving wealth to others; as having nothing, but still having all things.
Hebrews 13:15
Let us then make offerings of praise to God at all times through him, that is to say, the fruit of lips giving witness to his name.
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Proverbs 10:31
The mouth of the upright man is budding with wisdom, but the twisted tongue will be cut off.
Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good store gives good things; and the evil man out of his evil store gives evil things.
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.
Proverbs 25:11
A word at the right time is like apples of gold in a network of silver.
Proverbs 25:12
Like a nose-ring of gold and an ornament of the best gold, is a wise man who says sharp words to an ear ready to give attention.
Proverbs 12:18
There are some whose uncontrolled talk is like the wounds of a sword, but the tongue of the wise makes one well again.
Ecclesiastes 12:9
And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.
Ecclesiastes 12:10
The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
Proverbs 15:4
A comforting tongue is a tree of life, but a twisted tongue is a crushing of the spirit.
Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ be in you in all wealth of wisdom; teaching and helping one another with songs of praise and holy words, making melody to God with grace in your hearts.
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 23:13
Do not keep back training from the child: for even if you give him blows with the rod, it will not be death to him.
Matthew 13:52
And he said to them, For this reason every scribe who has become a disciple of the kingdom of heaven is like the owner of a house, who gives out from his store things new and old.
Luke 6:45
The good man, out of the good store of his heart, gives good things; and the evil man, out of his evil store, gives evil: for out of the full store of the heart come the words of the mouth.
2 Corinthians 4:6
Seeing that it is God who said, Let light be shining out of the dark, who has put in our hearts the light of the knowledge of the glory of God in the face of Jesus Christ.
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Hosea 4:6
Destruction has overtaken my people because they have no knowledge; because you have given up knowledge, I will give you up, so that you will be no priest to me, because you have not kept in mind the law of your God, I will not keep your children in my memory.
Proverbs 1:7
The fear of the Lord is the start of knowledge: but the foolish have no use for wisdom and teaching.
Isaiah 27:11
When its branches are dry they will be broken off; the women will come and put fire to them: for it is a foolish people; for this cause he who made them will have no mercy on them, and he whose work they are will not have pity on them.
Matthew 13:19
When the word of the kingdom comes to anyone, and the sense of it is not clear to him, then the Evil One comes, and quickly takes away that which was put in his heart. He is the seed dropped by the wayside.
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Jeremiah 3:15
And I will give you keepers, pleasing to my heart, who will give you your food with knowledge and wisdom.
John 21:15
Then when they had taken food, Jesus said to Simon Peter, Simon, son of John, is your love for me greater than the love of these others? He said to him, Yes, Lord; you are certain of my love for you. He said to him, Then give my lambs food.
John 21:16
Again, a second time, he said to him, Simon, son of John, have you any love for me? Yes, Lord, he said, you are certain of my love for you. Then take care of my sheep, said Jesus.
John 21:17
He said to him a third time, Simon, son of John, am I dear to you? Now Peter was troubled in his heart because he put the question a third time, Am I dear to you? And he said to him, Lord, you have knowledge of all things; you see that you are dear to me. Jesus said to him, Then give my sheep food.
1 Peter 5:2
Keep watch over the flock of God which is in your care, using your authority, not as forced to do so, but gladly; and not for unclean profit but with a ready mind;
Acts 20:28
Give attention to yourselves, and to all the flock which the Holy Spirit has given into your care, to give food to the church of God, for which he gave his blood.
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Proverbs 5:23
He will come to his end for need of teaching; he is so foolish that he will go wandering from the right way.
Job 4:21
If their tent-cord is pulled up, do they not come to an end, and without wisdom?
Job 36:12
But if not, they come to their end, and give up their breath without knowledge.
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Proverbs 13:20
Go with wise men and be wise: but he who keeps company with the foolish will be broken.
1 Kings 10:8
Happy are your wives, happy are these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
2 Chronicles 9:7
Happy are your wives and happy these your servants whose place is ever before you, hearing your words of wisdom.
Proverbs 3:14
For trading in it is better than trading in silver, and its profit greater than bright gold.
Proverbs 8:34
Happy is the man who gives ear to me, watching at my doors day by day, keeping his place by the pillars of my house.
Luke 10:39
And she had a sister, by name Mary, who took her seat at the Lord's feet and gave attention to his words.
Luke 10:40
But Martha had her hands full of the work of the house, and she came to him and said, Lord, is it nothing to you that my sister has let me do all the work? Say to her that she is to give me some help.
Luke 10:41
But the Lord, answering, said to her, Martha, Martha, you are full of care and troubled about such a number of things:
Luke 10:42
Little is needed, or even one thing only: for Mary has taken that good part, which will not be taken away from her.
Luke 11:28
But he said, More happy are they who give hearing to the word of God and keep it.
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Psalms 78:70
He took David to be his servant, taking him from the place of the flocks;
Psalms 78:71
From looking after the sheep which were giving milk, he took him to give food to Jacob his people, and to Israel his heritage.
Psalms 78:72
So he gave them food with an upright heart, guiding them by the wisdom of his hands.
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Proverbs 21:4
A high look and a heart of pride, ***of the evil-doer is sin.
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Romans 10:14
But how will they give worship to him in whom they have no faith? and how will they have faith in him of whom they have not had news? and how will they have news without a preacher?
Romans 10:15
And how will there be preachers if they are not sent? As it is said, How beautiful are the feet of those who give the glad news of good things.
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