January 31, 2010

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Selected Scriptures on Speech

Proverbs 12:17
Whoever speaks the truth gives honest advice, but a false witness utters deceit.
Proverbs 12:19
Truthful lips endure forever, but a lying tongue is but for a moment.
Proverbs 12:22
Lying lips are an abomination to the LORD, but those who act faithfully are his delight.
Proverbs 16:28
A dishonest man spreads strife, and a whisperer separates close friends.
Proverbs 17:20
A man of crooked heart does not discover good, and one with a dishonest tongue falls into calamity.
Proverbs 24:26
Whoever gives an honest answer kisses the lips.
Proverbs 15:23
To make an apt answer is a joy to a man, and a word in season, how good it is!
Proverbs 10:32
The lips of the righteous know what is acceptable, but the mouth of the wicked, what is perverse.
Proverbs 25:11
A word fitly spoken is like apples of gold in a setting of silver.
Proverbs 15:4
A gentle tongue is a tree of life, but perverseness in it breaks the spirit.
Proverbs 10:11
The mouth of the righteous is like a fountain of life, but the mouth of teh wicked conceals violence.
Proverbs 16:24
Gracious words are like a honeycomb, sweetness to the soul and health to the body.
Proverbs 12:18
There is one whose rash words are like sword thrusts, but the tongue of the wise brings healing.
Proverbs 15:28
The heart of the righteous ponders how to answer, but the mouth of the wicked pours out evil things.
Proverbs 18:13
If one gives an answer before he hears, it is folly and shame.
Proverbs 17:27
Whoever restrains his words has knowledge, and he who has a cool spirit is a man of understanding.
Proverbs 10:19
When words are many, transgression is not lacking, but whoever restrains his lips is prudent.
Proverbs 17:28
Even a fool who keeps silent is considered wise; when he closes his lips, he is deemed intelligent.
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