Proverbs 10:8-23 - Proverbs Concerning The Mouth
8 A wise man will receive warning; but a fool will sooner be smitten in the face.
9 He that leadeth an innocent life, walketh surely; but whoso goeth a wrong way, shall be known.
10 He that winketh with his eye, will do some harm; but he that hath a foolish mouth shall be beaten.
11 The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life; but the mouth of the ungodly is past shame, and presumptuous.
12 Evil will stirreth up strife; but love covereth the multitude of sins.
13 In the lips of him that hath understanding a man shall find wisdom; but the rod belongeth to the back of the foolish.
14 Wise men lay up knowledge; but the mouth of the foolish is nigh destruction.
15 The rich man's goods are his stronghold; but poverty oppresseth the poor.
16 The righteous laboureth to do good; but the ungodly useth his increase unto sin.
17 To take heed unto the chastening of nurture, is the way of life; but he that refuseth to be reformed, deceiveth himself.
18 He that hideth hatred with lying lips, and he that speaketh slander, is a fool.
19 Where much babbling is, there must needs be offense; he that refraineth his lips is wisest of all.
20 An innocent tongue is a noble treasure; but the heart of the ungodly is nothing worth.
21 The lips of the righteous feed a whole multitude; but fools shall die in their own folly.
22 The blessing of the LORD, maketh rich men; as for careful travail, it doth nothing thereto.
23 A fool doth wickedly and maketh but a sport of it; nevertheless it is wisdom for a man to beware of such.