The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己。

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，

智慧人的口说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞灭自己，

智者口出恩言，愚人的话毁灭自己。

智慧人的口，说出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，却吞灭自己。

智慧人口中的话语有恩惠；愚昧人的嘴却吞掉自己——

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己。

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，

智慧人的口說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴吞滅自己，

智者口出恩言，愚人的話毀滅自己。

智慧人的口，說出恩言；愚昧人的嘴，卻吞滅自己。

智慧人口中的話使他得人的恩悅；愚頑人的嘴吞滅自己。

智慧人口中的話語有恩惠；愚昧人的嘴卻吞掉自己——

智者之口出惠言、愚者之口吞乎己、

智者之言益人、愚者之言害己。

智者之言原文作智者口之言惠人、愚者之言言原文作唇害己、

Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips.

Wise people say gracious things. But foolish people are destroyed by what their own lips speak.

The words of a wise man’s mouth win him favor, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Wise words bring approval, but fools are destroyed by their own words.

The words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

Words from the mouth of a wise person are gracious, while the lips of a fool consume him;

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious, But the lips of a fool shall swallow him up;

The words of a wise man’s mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

The words from the mouth of a wise man are gracious, but the lips of a fool consume him.

The words of a wise man’s mouth[ are] gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.

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

All were speaking well of him, and were amazed at the gracious words coming out of his mouth. They said,“ Isn’t this Joseph’s son?”

The one who loves a pure heart and whose speech is gracious– the king will be his friend.

The tongue of the wise treats knowledge correctly, but the mouth of the fool spouts out folly.

Let your speech always be gracious, seasoned with salt, so that you may know how you should answer everyone.

What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.The teaching of the righteous feeds many, but fools die for lack of wisdom.

Incline your ear and listen to the words of the wise, and apply your heart to my instruction.For it is pleasing if you keep these sayings within you, and they are ready on your lips.

You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.

Wisdom is found in the words of the discerning person, but the one who lacks wisdom will be disciplined.Those who are wise store up knowledge, but foolish speech leads to imminent destruction.

The speech of the righteous bears the fruit of wisdom, but the one who speaks perversion will be destroyed.The lips of the righteous know what is pleasing, but the speech of the wicked is perverse.

The lips of a fool enter into strife, and his mouth invites a flogging.The mouth of a fool is his ruin, and his lips are a snare for his life.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down into the person’s innermost being.

The evil person is ensnared by the transgression of his speech, but the righteous person escapes out of trouble.A person will be satisfied with good from the fruit of his words, and the work of his hands will be rendered to him.

As for the heads of those who surround me– may the harm done by their lips overwhelm them!

I will tell about your justice, and all day long proclaim your salvation, though I cannot fathom its full extent.I will come and tell about the mighty acts of the sovereign LORD. I will proclaim your justice– yours alone.O God, you have taught me since I was young, and I am still declaring your amazing deeds.Even when I am old and gray, O God, do not abandon me, until I tell the next generation about your strength, and those coming after me about your power.

David said to him,“ Your blood be on your own head! Your own mouth has testified against you, saying‘ I have put the LORD’s anointed to death.’”

Speaking recklessly is like the thrusts of a sword, but the words of the wise bring healing.

The wise person accepts instructions, but the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Their slander will bring about their demise. All who see them will shudder,

The godly speak wise words and promote justice.

Like a thorn that goes into the hand of a drunkard, so is a proverb in the mouth of a fool.

I have told the great assembly about your justice. Look! I spare no words! O LORD, you know this is true.I have not failed to tell about your justice; I spoke about your reliability and deliverance; I have not neglected to tell the great assembly about your loyal love and faithfulness.

But I would strengthen you with my words; comfort from my lips would bring you relief.

The good person brings good things out of his good treasury, and the evil person brings evil things out of his evil treasury.

A person has joy in giving an appropriate answer, and a word at the right time– how good it is!

The one who is wise in heart is called discerning, and kind speech increases persuasiveness.Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.A wise person’s heart makes his speech wise and it adds persuasiveness to his words.Pleasant words are like a honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.

The king said to him,‘ I will judge you by your own words, you wicked slave! So you knew, did you, that I was a severe man, withdrawing what I didn’t deposit and reaping what I didn’t sow?

The one who winks his eye causes trouble, and the one who speaks foolishness will come to ruin.

Like apples of gold in settings of silver, so is a word skillfully spoken.Like an earring of gold and an ornament of fine gold, so is a wise reprover to the ear of the one who listens.

Well, it just so happened that while your servant was doing this and that, he disappeared.” The king of Israel said to him,“ Your punishment is already determined by your own testimony.”The prophet quickly removed the bandage from his eyes and the king of Israel recognized he was one of the prophets.The prophet then said to him,“ This is what the LORD says,‘ Because you released a man I had determined should die, you will pay with your life and your people will suffer instead of his people.’”

A false witness will not go unpunished, and the one who spouts out lies will not escape punishment.

Look, you have instructed many; you have strengthened feeble hands.Your words have supported those who stumbled, and you have strengthened the knees that gave way.

She opens her mouth with wisdom, and loving instruction is on her tongue.