Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The words of a wise man's mouth are gracious; but the lips of a fool will swallow up himself.
Bible References
Words
Job 4:3
Lo, thou hast instructed many, And feeble hands thou makest strong.
Job 16:5
I might harden you with my mouth, And the moving of my lips might be sparing.
Psalm 37:30
The mouth of the righteous uttereth wisdom, And his tongue speaketh judgment.
Psalm 40:9
I have proclaimed tidings of righteousness In the great assembly, lo, my lips I restrain not, O Jehovah, Thou hast known.
Psalm 71:15
My mouth recounteth Thy righteousness, All the day Thy salvation, For I have not known the numbers.
Proverbs 10:13
In the lips of the intelligent is wisdom found, And a rod is for the back of him who is lacking understanding.
Proverbs 12:13
In transgression of the lips is the snare of the wicked, And the righteous goeth out from distress.
Proverbs 15:2
The tongue of the wise maketh knowledge good, And the mouth of fools uttereth folly.
Proverbs 16:21
To the wise in heart is called, 'Intelligent,' And sweetness of lips increaseth learning.
Proverbs 22:17
Incline thine ear, and hear words of the wise, And thy heart set to my knowledge,
Proverbs 25:11
Apples of gold in imagery of silver, Is the word spoken at its fit times.
Proverbs 31:26
Her mouth she hath opened in wisdom, And the law of kindness is on her tongue.
Matthew 12:35
The good man out of the good treasure of the heart doth put forth the good things, and the evil man out of the evil treasure doth put forth evil things.
Luke 4:22
and all were bearing testimony to him, and were wondering at the gracious words that are coming forth out of his mouth, and they said, 'Is not this the son of Joseph?'
Ephesians 4:29
Let no corrupt word out of your mouth go forth, but what is good unto the needful building up, that it may give grace to the hearers;
Colossians 4:6
your word always in grace -- with salt being seasoned -- to know how it behoveth you to answer each one.