Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
Summary
The mouth of a righteous man is a well of life: but violence covereth the mouth of the wicked.
Mouth of a
Bible References
Mouth of a
Proverbs 10:20
What the righteous say is like the best silver, but what the wicked think is of little value.
Proverbs 13:14
Instruction from the wise is like a life-giving fountain, to turn a person from deadly snares.
Proverbs 15:7
The lips of the wise spread knowledge, but not so the heart of fools.
Proverbs 16:22
Insight is like a life-giving fountain to the one who possesses it, but folly leads to the discipline of fools.
Proverbs 18:4
The words of a person's mouth are like deep waters, and the fountain of wisdom is like a flowing brook.
Proverbs 20:15
There is gold, and an abundance of rubies, but words of knowledge are like a precious jewel.
Psalm 37:30
The godly speak wise words and promote justice.
Ephesians 4:29
You must let no unwholesome word come out of your mouth, but only what is beneficial for the building up of the one in need, that it may give grace to those who hear.
But
Proverbs 10:6
Blessings are on the head of the righteous, but the speech of the wicked conceals violence.
Psalm 107:42
When the godly see this, they rejoice, and every sinner shuts his mouth.
Ecclesiastes 10:12
The words of a wise person win him favor, but the words of a fool are self-destructive.
Matthew 12:34
Offspring of vipers! How are you able to say anything good, since you are evil? For the mouth speaks from what fills the heart.
James 3:5
So too the tongue is a small part of the body, yet it has great pretensions. Think how small a flame sets a huge forest ablaze.