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Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous weighs answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes out evil.

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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouths of fools gush out folly.

Proverbs 10:19
In the multitude of words there is no lack of disobedience, but he who restrains his lips does wisely.

Proverbs 12:23
A prudent man keeps his knowledge, but the hearts of fools proclaim foolishness.

Proverbs 13:16
Every prudent man acts from knowledge, but a fool exposes folly.

Proverbs 14:33
Wisdom rests in the heart of one who has understanding, and is even made known in the inward part of fools.

Proverbs 17:27
He who spares his words has knowledge. He who is even tempered is a man of understanding.

Proverbs 29:11
A fool vents all of his anger, but a wise man brings himself under control.

Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but a fool is swallowed by his own lips.

Ecclesiastes 10:13
The beginning of the words of his mouth is foolishness; and the end of his talk is mischievous madness.

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Proverbs 16:22
Understanding is a fountain of life to one who has it, but the punishment of fools is their folly.

Proverbs 16:23
The heart of the wise instructs his mouth, and adds learning to his lips.

Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.

Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous talks of wisdom. His tongue speaks justice.

Psalms 37:31
The law of his God is in his heart. None of his steps shall slide.

Psalms 45:1
My heart overflows with a noble theme. I recite my verses for the king. My tongue is like the pen of a skillful writer.

Proverbs 11:11
By the blessing of the upright, the city is exalted, but it is overthrown by the mouth of the wicked.

Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked are about lying in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.

Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in settings of silver.

Proverbs 25:12
As an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to an obedient ear.

Colossians 3:16
Let the word of Christ dwell in you richly; in all wisdom teaching and admonishing one another with psalms, hymns, and spiritual songs, singing with grace in your heart to the Lord.

1 Peter 3:15
But sanctify the Lord God in your hearts. Always be ready to give an answer to everyone who asks you a reason concerning the hope that is in you, with humility and fear,

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Psalms 59:7
Behold, they spew with their mouth. Swords are in their lips, “For”, they say, “who hears us?”

Matthew 12:34
You offspring of vipers, how can you, being evil, speak good things? For out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks.

Matthew 12:35
The good man out of his good treasure brings out good things, and the evil man out of his evil treasure brings out evil things.

Proverbs 12:18
There is one who speaks rashly like the piercing of a sword, but the tongue of the wise heals.

James 3:2
For we all stumble in many things. Anyone who doesn’t stumble in word is a perfect person, able to bridle the whole body also.

James 3:6
And the tongue is a fire. The world of iniquity among our members is the tongue, which defiles the whole body, and sets on fire the course of nature, and is set on fire by Gehenna.

James 3:7
For every kind of animal, bird, creeping thing, and sea creature is tamed, and has been tamed by mankind;

James 3:8
but nobody can tame the tongue. It is a restless evil, full of deadly poison.

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