Quotes about Speech
The mouth of the righteous is a fountain of life, but the mouth of the wicked conceals violence.
- Proverbs 10:11
Wisdom is found on the lips of the discerning, but a rod is for the back of him who lacks judgment.
- Proverbs 10:13
The wise store up knowledge, but the mouth of the fool invites destruction.
- Proverbs 10:14
When words are many, sin is unavoidable, but he who restrains his lips is wise.
- Proverbs 10:19
The lips of the righteous feed many, but fools die for lack of judgment.
- Proverbs 10:21
The mouth of the righteous brings forth wisdom, but a perverse tongue will be cut out.
- Proverbs 10:31
The lips of the righteous know what is fitting, but the mouth of the wicked is perverse.
- Proverbs 10:32
With his mouth the ungodly man destroys his neighbor, but through knowledge the righteous are rescued.
- Proverbs 11:9
By the blessing of the upright a city is built up, but by the mouth of the wicked it is torn down.
- Proverbs 11:11
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them.
- Proverbs 12:6
An evil man is trapped by his rebellious speech, but a righteous man escapes from trouble.
- Proverbs 12:13
By fruitful speech a man is filled with good things, and the work of his hands returns to him.
- Proverbs 12:14