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Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise adorns knowledge, but the mouth of the fool gushes folly. (niv)
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Proverbs 12:6
The words of the wicked lie in wait for blood, but the speech of the upright rescues them. (niv)
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Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous weighs its answers, but the mouth of the wicked gushes evil. (niv)
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Proverbs 2:12
Wisdom will save you from the ways of wicked men, from men whose words are perverse, (niv)
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Proverbs 12:18
The words of the reckless pierce like swords, but the tongue of the wise brings healing. (niv)
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Proverbs 18:6-8
The lips of fools bring them strife, and their mouths invite a beating.The mouths of fools are their undoing, and their lips are a snare to their very lives.The words of a gossip are like choice morsels; they go down to the inmost parts. (niv)
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Proverbs 11:11
Through the blessing of the upright a city is exalted, but by the mouth of the wicked it is destroyed. (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 12:10
The Teacher searched to find just the right words, and what he wrote was upright and true. (niv)
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Daniel 4:27
Therefore, Your Majesty, be pleased to accept my advice: Renounce your sins by doing what is right, and your wickedness by being kind to the oppressed. It may be that then your prosperity will continue.” (niv)
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Titus 2:8
and soundness of speech that cannot be condemned, so that those who oppose you may be ashamed because they have nothing bad to say about us. (niv)
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Ecclesiastes 10:12
Words from the mouth of the wise are gracious, but fools are consumed by their own lips. (niv)