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 “Behold you have admonished many,
And you have strengthened weak hands.
And you have strengthened weak hands.
Job 16:5 “I could strengthen you with my mouth,
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
And the solace of my lips could lessen your pain.
Psalm 37:30 The mouth of the righteous utters wisdom,
And his tonguespeaks justice.
And his tongue
Psalm 40:9 I have proclaimed glad tidings of righteousness in the great congregation;
Behold, I willnot restrain my lips,
O Lord,You know.
Behold, I will
O Lord,
Psalm 71:15 My mouth shall tell of Your righteousness
And ofYour salvation all day long;
For Ido not know the sum of them.
And of
For I
Proverbs 10:13 On the lips of the discerning, wisdom is found,
Buta rod is for the back of him who lacks understanding.
But
Proverbs 12:13 An evil man is ensnared by the transgression of his lips,
But therighteous will escape from trouble.
But the
Proverbs 15:2 The tongue of the wise makes knowledge acceptable,
But themouth of fools spouts folly.
But the
Proverbs 16:21 The wise in heart will be called understanding,
And sweetness ofspeech increases persuasiveness.
And sweetness of
Proverbs 22:17 Incline your ear and hear the words of the wise,
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
And apply your mind to my knowledge;
Proverbs 25:11 Like apples of gold in settings of silver
Is aword spoken in right circumstances.
Is a
Proverbs 31:26 She opens her mouth in wisdom,
And theteaching of kindness is on her tongue.
And the
Matthew 12:35 The good man brings out of his good treasure what is good; and the evil man brings out of his evil treasure what is evil.
Luke 4:22
And all were speaking well of Him, and wondering at the gracious words which were falling from His lips; and they were saying, “Is this not Joseph’s son?”
Ephesians 4:29
Let no unwholesome word proceed from your mouth, but only such a word as is good for edification according to the need of the moment, so that it will give grace to those who hear.
Colossians 4:6 Let your speech always be with grace, as though seasoned with salt, so that you will know how you should respond to each person.