PROVERBS ON

WORDS THAT WE SPEAK

The Book of Proverbs shows us the seriousness of our words before the Lord.

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"Violence covers the mouth of the wicked" (Proverbs 10:11).

"The mouth of the foolish is a present destruction" (Proverbs 10:14).

"He that hides hatred is of lying lips" (Proverbs 10:18).

"He that utters a slander is a fool" (Proverbs 10:18).

"The perverse tongue shall be cut off" (Proverbs 10:31).

"The mouth of the wicked speaks perverseness" (Proverbs 10:32).

"The words of the wicked are of lying in wait for blood" (Proverbs 12:6).

"In the transgression of the lips is a snare to the evil man" (Proverbs 12:13).

"A false witness, deceit" (Proverbs 12:17).

"A lying tongue is but for a moment" (Proverbs 12:19).

"Lying lips are an abomination to God" (Prov. 12:22).

"The heart of fools proclaims foolishness" (Proverbs 12:23).

"He that opens wide his lips shall have destruction" (Proverbs 13:3).

"A righteous man hates lying" (Proverbs 13:5).

"In the mouth of the foolish is a rod for his pride" (Proverbs 14:3).

"A grievous word stirs up anger" (Proverbs 15:1).

"The mouth of fools pours out folly" (Proverbs 15:2).

"Perverseness therein is a breaking of the spirit" (Proverbs 15:4).

"The mouth of fools feeds on folly" (Proverbs 15:14).

"The mouth of the wicked pours out evil things" (Proverbs 15:28).

"A worthless man devises mischief; and in his lips there is as a scorching fire" (Proverbs 16:27).

"A gossip separates chief friends" (Proverbs 16:28).

"An evil-doer gives heed to wicked lips" (Proverbs 17:4).

"A liar gives ear to a mischievous tongue" (Proverbs 17:4).

"He that harps on a matter separates chief friends" (Proverbs 17:9).

"A fool's mouth is his destruction, and his lips are the snare of his soul" (Proverbs 18:7).

"The words of a gossip are as dainty morsels and they go down into the innermost parts" (Proverbs 18:8).

"He that gives an answer before he hears, It is folly and shame unto him" (Proverbs 18:13).

"A man's belly shall be filled with the fruit of his mouth" (Proverbs 18:20).

"Death and life are in the power of the tongue" (Proverbs 18:21).

"Better is the poor that walketh in his integrity than he that is perverse in his lips and is a fool" (Proverbs 19:1).

"A false witness shall not be unpunished; and he that utters lies shall not escape" (Proverbs 19:5).

"A poor man is better than a liar" (Proverbs 19:22).