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Luke 4:22
And all bare him witness, and wondered at the gracious words which proceeded out of his mouth. And they said, Is not this Joseph’s son?
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Proverbs 22:11
He that loveth pureness of heart,[ for] the grace of his lips the king[ shall be] his friend.
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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise useth knowledge aright: but the mouth of fools poureth out foolishness.
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Colossians 4:6
Let your speech[ be] alway with grace, seasoned with salt, that ye may know how ye ought to answer every man.
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Proverbs 10:20-21
The tongue of the just[ is as] choice silver: the heart of the wicked[ is] little worth.The lips of the righteous feed many: but fools die for want of wisdom.
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Proverbs 22:17-18
Bow down thine ear, and hear the words of the wise, and apply thine heart unto my knowledge.For[ it is] a pleasant thing if thou keep them within thee; they shall withal be fitted in thy lips.
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Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers.
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Proverbs 10:13-14
In the lips of him that hath understanding wisdom is found: but a rod[ is] for the back of him that is void of understanding.Wise[ men] lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish[ is] near destruction.
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Proverbs 10:31-32
The mouth of the just bringeth forth wisdom: but the froward tongue shall be cut out.The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable: but the mouth of the wicked[ speaketh] frowardness.
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Proverbs 18:6-8
A fool’s lips enter into contention, and his mouth calleth for strokes.A fool’s mouth[ is] his destruction, and his lips[ are] the snare of his soul.The words of a talebearer[ are] as wounds, and they go down into the innermost parts of the belly.
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Proverbs 12:13-14
The wicked is snared by the transgression of[ his] lips: but the just shall come out of trouble.A man shall be satisfied with good by the fruit of[ his] mouth: and the recompence of a man’s hands shall be rendered unto him.
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Psalms 140:9
[ As for] the head of those that compass me about, let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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Psalms 71:15-18
My mouth shall shew forth thy righteousness[ and] thy salvation all the day; for I know not the numbers[ thereof].I will go in the strength of the Lord GOD: I will make mention of thy righteousness,[ even] of thine only.O God, thou hast taught me from my youth: and hitherto have I declared thy wondrous works.Now also when I am old and grayheaded, O God, forsake me not; until I have shewed thy strength unto[ this] generation,[ and] thy power to every one[ that] is to come.
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2 Samuel 1 16
And David said unto him, Thy blood[ be] upon thy head; for thy mouth hath testified against thee, saying, I have slain the LORD’S anointed.
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Proverbs 12:18
There is that speaketh like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise[ is] health.
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Proverbs 10:8
The wise in heart will receive commandments: but a prating fool shall fall.
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Psalms 64:8
So they shall make their own tongue to fall upon themselves: all that see them shall flee away.
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Psalms 37:30
The mouth of the righteous speaketh wisdom, and his tongue talketh of judgment.
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Proverbs 26:9
[ As] a thorn goeth up into the hand of a drunkard, so[ is] a parable in the mouth of fools.
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Psalms 40:9-10
I have preached righteousness in the great congregation: lo, I have not refrained my lips, O LORD, thou knowest.I have not hid thy righteousness within my heart; I have declared thy faithfulness and thy salvation: I have not concealed thy lovingkindness and thy truth from the great congregation.
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Job 16:5
[ But] I would strengthen you with my mouth, and the moving of my lips should asswage[ your grief].
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Matthew 12:35
A good man out of the good treasure of the heart bringeth forth good things: and an evil man out of the evil treasure bringeth forth evil things.
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Proverbs 15:23
A man hath joy by the answer of his mouth: and a word[ spoken] in due season, how good[ is it]!
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Proverbs 16:21-24
The wise in heart shall be called prudent: and the sweetness of the lips increaseth learning.Understanding[ is] a wellspring of life unto him that hath it: but the instruction of fools[ is] folly.The heart of the wise teacheth his mouth, and addeth learning to his lips.Pleasant words[ are as] an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.
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Luke 19:22
And he saith unto him, Out of thine own mouth will I judge thee,[ thou] wicked servant. Thou knewest that I was an austere man, taking up that I laid not down, and reaping that I did not sow:
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Proverbs 10:10
He that winketh with the eye causeth sorrow: but a prating fool shall fall.
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Proverbs 25:11-12
A word fitly spoken[ is like] apples of gold in pictures of silver.[ As] an earring of gold, and an ornament of fine gold,[ so is] a wise reprover upon an obedient ear.
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1 Kings 20 40-1 Kings 20 42
And as thy servant was busy here and there, he was gone. And the king of Israel said unto him, So[ shall] thy judgment[ be]; thyself hast decided[ it].And he hasted, and took the ashes away from his face; and the king of Israel discerned him that he[ was] of the prophets.And he said unto him, Thus saith the LORD, Because thou hast let go out of[ thy] hand a man whom I appointed to utter destruction, therefore thy life shall go for his life, and thy people for his people.
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Proverbs 19:5
A false witness shall not be unpunished, and[ he that] speaketh lies shall not escape.
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Job 4:3-4
Behold, thou hast instructed many, and thou hast strengthened the weak hands.Thy words have upholden him that was falling, and thou hast strengthened the feeble knees.
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Proverbs 31:26
She openeth her mouth with wisdom; and in her tongue[ is] the law of kindness.