Quotes about Speech
Speaking rashly is like a piercing sword, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
- Proverbs 12:18
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue lasts only a moment.
- Proverbs 12:19
From the fruit of his lips a man enjoys good things, but the desire of the faithless is violence.
- Proverbs 13:2
He who guards his mouth protects his life, but the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
- Proverbs 13:3
The proud speech of a fool brings a rod to his back, but the lips of the wise protect them.
- Proverbs 14:3
There is profit in all labor, but mere talk leads only to poverty.
- Proverbs 14:23
The tongue of the wise commends knowledge, but the mouth of the fool spouts folly.
- Proverbs 15:2
A soothing tongue is a tree of life, but a perverse tongue crushes the spirit.
- Proverbs 15:4
A man takes joy in a fitting reply—and how good is a timely word!
- Proverbs 15:23
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked blurts out evil.
- Proverbs 15:28
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the reply of the tongue is from the LORD.
- Proverbs 16:1
The wise in heart are called discerning, and pleasant speech promotes instruction.
- Proverbs 16:21