Proverbs 10:14

The wise store up knowledge,
but the mouth of the fool hastens destruction.

Proverbs 18:7

A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.

Proverbs 10:8

A wise heart accepts commands,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.

Proverbs 9:9

Instruct a wise man, and he will be wiser still;
teach a righteous man, and he will learn more.

Proverbs 10:10

A sly wink of the eye causes grief,
and foolish lips will be destroyed.

Proverbs 13:3

The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.

Proverbs 1:5

a wise man will listen and increase his learning,
and a discerning man will obtain guidance—

Proverbs 18:1

One who isolates himself pursues selfish desires;
he rebels against all sound judgment.

Proverbs 18:15

The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

Proverbs 19:8

The one who acquires good sense loves himself;
one who safeguards understanding finds success.

Proverbs 21:23

The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

Matthew 12:35

A good man produces good things from his storeroom of good, and an evil man produces evil things from his storeroom of evil.

Matthew 13:44

“The kingdom of heaven is like treasure, buried in a field, that a man found and reburied. Then in his joy he goes and sells everything he has and buys that field.

Matthew 13:52

“Therefore,” He said to them, “every student of Scripture instructed in the kingdom of heaven is like a landowner who brings out of his storeroom what is new and what is old.”

2 Corinthians 4:6-7

For God who said, “Let light shine out of darkness,” has shone in our hearts to give the light of the knowledge of God’s glory in the face of Jesus Christ.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

Summary

Wise men lay up knowledge: but the mouth of the foolish is near destruction.

General references

Bible References

The mouth

Proverbs 10:8
A wise heart accepts commands,
but foolish lips will be destroyed.
Proverbs 13:3
The one who guards his mouth protects his life;
the one who opens his lips invites his own ruin.
Proverbs 18:7
A fool’s mouth is his devastation,
and his lips are a trap for his life.
Proverbs 21:23
The one who guards his mouth and tongue
keeps himself out of trouble.

General references

Proverbs 18:15
The mind of the discerning acquires knowledge,
and the ear of the wise seeks it.

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